ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Ben Duckett RULED OUT of CT? ECB delivers injury update
Published - 15 Feb 2025, 04:20 PM | Updated - 15 Feb 2025, 11:35 PM
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Ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, the England National Cricket Team has received a major boost, as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) shared the major update on Ben Duckett’s injury on Saturday (February 15).
Notably, Ben Duckett had suffered a groin injury while fielding during the third and final ODI against India in Ahmedabad. Duckett suffered a minor groin strain while fielding during India’s innings, where they posted a challenging total of 356 on the board at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
England shares update on Ben Duckett's injury
The left-hand batter limped severely after the first innings, which only added to the England cricket team’s ongoing injury concerns. However, Duckett showed determination in the second innings and scored a quick 34 off 22 balls despite struggling while running.
However, England was bowled out for 214 in 34.2 overs, suffering a 142-run defeat, as India whitewashed the tourists in the three-match ODI series. England had already been sweating over the fitness of Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse, and Jamie Overton.
Their emerging all-rounder Jacob Bethell has already been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 after sustaining a hamstring injury on the India tour. Furthermore, English wicket-keeper batter Jamie Smith is also recovering from the calf injury.
Ben Duckett is fit and available for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025: ECB
However, amidst this series of injuries, the England cricket team received a major boost on Saturday, as Ben Duckett has been declared fit and available for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, as the ECB confirmed that the scans revealed no serious damage to his left groin.
The ECB said in an official media release on Saturday: “Scans on a left groin injury have confirmed that England Men’s batter Ben Duckett is fit and available for the ICC Champions Trophy.”
The ECB also confirmed that Jos Buttler and his squad will arrive in Pakistan on 18 February ahead of their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 opener against Australia in Lahore on February 22. England will kick off their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign against Australia in Lahore on February 22 before playing Afghanistan at the same venue on February 24.
The 2019 World Cup champions will then face South Africa in their final group match in Karachi on March 1. The eight-team tournament, starting on February 19 in Pakistan, will feature 15 matches spread over 19 days, with India playing all its matches in Dubai, UAE.
We’ve not been near our potential: Jos Buttler on England's performance in India
Well, Jos Buttler and his team is currently under fire for their disastrous India tour where they suffered 1-4 loss in the five-match T20I series before being whitewashed in the three-match ODI series ahead of the Champions Trophy which is returning after eight years.
After the embarrassing India tour, Buttler had stated, “Obviously, you want the results now to build confidence and win. It feels a lot better to sit here [and answer] having won matches as opposed to losing, but we were up against a good side in their own conditions.
They’re probably the benchmark, really, in ODI cricket at the moment. We’ve not been near our potential, individually or collectively, or where we can be, and that gives us something to look forward to and believe that we can get there and be a dangerous team in the championship.”
