The highly anticipated ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is just almost a week away; the marquee international tournament will kick off with the inaugural game between Pakistan and New Zealand. Meanwhile, the defending ODI World Cup champions Australia have been through some major setbacks ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025. Advertisment In the same line of events, the Aussie camp got a big blow when the skipper Pat Cummins failed to recover from his ankle injury. Subsequently, it transliterated into the fact that Australia"s World Champion skipper will not be leading the side in the ninth edition of the Champions Trophy. Meanwhile, the former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar recently came up with an opinion about Pat Cummins" absence and its impact on Australia"s hopes in the prestigious cricket quadrennial. “He has become a really good captain tactically” – Sanjay Manjrekar on Pat Cummins Manjrekar feels that the two-time Champions Trophy winner, Australia will miss Pat Cummins in the upcoming ICC tournament owing to his amazing captaincy quality and skills. “It's a big loss and I would say it's a bigger captaincy loss. You saw the captaincy quality that he has. He has become a really good captain tactically. The old Australian aggression, the meanness with which they played, has returned. So Australia will miss the captain Pat Cummins. They have many capable bowlers in the reserves,” said Manjrekar on Star Sports. “Absolute champion and bats at a very crucial position. A player who keeps cricket very simple. So, if you see their batting lineup and their current form, Travis Head is their No. 1 batter,” he added later. In the absence of regular skipper Pat Cummins, the former skipper and the modern-day batting great, Steve Smith is expected to lead the yellow outfits in the Champions Trophy 2025. Here"s a look at Australia"s tentative squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, and Adam Zampa. Notably, a few replacements are yet to be named in the Aussie squad ahead of the start of the tournament.