Pat Cummins will captain Australia at the Champions Trophy after being named in a preliminary 15-man squad also featuring fellow quick Josh Hazlewood on Tuesday.

Sydney: Pat Cummins was on Monday named captain of Australia for next month's Champions Trophy while fellow pacer Josh Hazlewood too was included in the squad despite lingering injury

Melbourne: Pat Cummins headlines Australia's preliminary 15-player squad for the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025, marking his return as captain. Cummins will lead the team in Pakistan but will miss the upcoming Test tour to Sri Lanka later this month due to an ankle injury, iCC Cricket reported.

Amid much speculation, Pat Cummins has been included and he would lead the Australian side at the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Pat Cummins was reportedly a doubt for Champions Trophy due to an injury issue but he does make a return for the ICC event.

Cummins will skip the test series in Sri Lanka in January and early February for personal reasons but will return to Australia's colours for the one-day international tournament played in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates from February 19.

Cummins, who is currently on paternity leave, will undergo scans to assess the ankle issue he dealt with during the recent Border-Gavaskar series, which Australia won 3-1.

Pat Cummins will captain Australia at the Champions Trophy after being named in a preliminary 15-man squad also featuring fellow quick Josh Hazlewood on Tuesday. Cummins will skip the test series in S

Pat Cummins to captain Australia at Champions Trophy with Hazlewood in squad; experienced team aims for success.