ICC Champions Trophy 2025: 3 Key Players for Australia

ICC Champions Trophy: 3 Players Who Need To Perform For Australia If They Want To Win the Champions Trophy

With just less than two weeks left for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 which will be hosted in Pakistan and Dubai this time. The Champions Trophy is returning after a wait of 8 years since the last edition of the prestigious tournament, which happened in 2017 in England and Wales. 

Australia, the current world champion who won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India, is one of the strongest contenders to win the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025. This article will discuss three key players who need to perform if Australia wants to win the upcoming Champions Trophy.

These three players are star batter Travis Head, explosive Glen Maxwell and pacer Mitchell Starc. The importance of these three players is more than ever, given the injury issues the Australian team is facing. With the unavailability of captain Pat Cummins, Josh Hazelwood and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh. These three players, which we are going to discuss, will play a huge role in the upcoming Champions Trophy for Australia. 

Travis Head: The Reliable Aggressor

Travis Head is one of the key players in the Australian batting lineup who is an explosive opener and middle-order batsman who can BF loader and can bat anywhere in the batting order as per the team's need. 

Travis's head, who was one of the biggest contributors to Australia's victory in the recent cricket world cup in India, will be very critical in the batting lineup, as the tournament will be played in the subcontinent, and he has performed well earlier in similar conditions.

Travis Head's game-changing century in the World Cup 2023 finals against India is still fresh in the cricket fans' hearts. Chidiya will be expecting a similar kind of performance from Travis Head's upcoming Champions Trophy. 

Glen Maxwell: The X Factor

Glen Maxwell is a big power hitter, off-spinner, a brilliant fielder and a game changer, the complete package and all-rounder that any team would aspire to. Glenn Maxwell has performed exceptionally well for Australia in the recent ICC tournaments. Maxwell comes up with an ODI strike rate of 126.36, scoring 3950 runs in his career. 

Maxwell’s 201 not-out historic double hundred against Afghanistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India is definitely one of the best-ever innings ever by any batter. Though he was severely enjoyed in the match and was not able to run, he played an exceptional knock, which paved the way for Australia into the semi-finals. 

Not just with bad, he has performed well with his off-spin, taking 75 wickets in his career the best part of his bowling is his control on economy rate, which is at 5.44.

Mitchell Starc: The Experienced Pacer 

Mitchell Starc, one of the most experienced pacers in the Australian squad for the Champions Trophy 2025, will be a key pillar in the bowling department. His contribution will be more significant given the absence of another key pacer, Josh Hazelwood. 

Starc’s ability to strike anytime, as per the team's need, along with an exceptionally good track record in death overs, makes him one of the key bowlers in the whole tournament. 

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