LAHORE: England suffered a major blow as bowling all-rounder Brydon Carse has been ruled out for the remainder of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 after nursing an injury to his left toe.
Carse sustained the injury during England’s opening game against Australia on Saturday in Lahore.
The 29-year-old also missed the last two ODIs against India due to injury, but he played in the game against Australia.
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Brydon Carse struggled in the opening game after giving away 69 runs in his seven overs in a high-scoring encounter against the arch-rivals.
The young spinner Rehan Ahmed has been called up as his replacement. He will join the squad in Pakistan later this week.
Rehan, who has been instrumental in England’s recent success in Test matches, has played 6 One Day Internationals and has 10 wickets to his name.
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The 20-year-old leg spinner last played for the England team in an ODI in December 2023 against the West Indies.
For those unaware, England needs to win both of their remaining group-stage matches to qualify for the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-finals.
They will now face Afghanistan on 26 February at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
The team suffered a five-wicket defeat at the hands of arch-rivals Australia after posting a mammoth total in their campaign opener on Saturday.
England Update Squad for Champions Trophy 2025
Jos Buttler (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood, Rehand Ahmed
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