Nortje to Miss Champions Trophy After Back Injury Setback
Author: Joy Sarcar
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South Africa suffers a major setback as the Pacer Anrich Nortje to miss out the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 after recent back injury. Fans are in dilemma of outcomes the squad might have to bear.
Nortje was selected for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 squad of South Africa but is ruled out due to injury and the team is still in search for the right replacement.
South Africa Gets a Blow Ahead of Much Awaited Champions Trophy
Amidst the preparations to contest in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, the South African cricket team was stunned as Nortje had to leave the mega event due to back injury.
- It was disheartening for the pacer Anrich Nortje as he did not play any international league after T20 June world Cup.
- He was to make a comeback with the 50 Over set up after almost a year and got selected for the Champions Trophy squad few days back.
- Last Monday, the latest scans bought to light the face that he’s declared unfit for the ICC event about to start at Pakistan on February 19th.
- Even Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are under stress after this news as they placed bid on this 31-year-old bowler to get him for the IPL last year.
- South Africa Cricket Board shared an official statement saying that bowler Nortje will remain out for the SA20 Squad for Champions Trophy 2025 due to the injury in back.
- They further unveiled that the veteran SA Bowler might not be able to recover by February 21 where team has to play in Karachi against Afghanistan. Name of replacement will be shared shortly.
Nortje’s Series of Injuries and Missed Leagues Continues
It is for the third time amongst last six ICC events that Nortje was ruled out due to his injuries. Earlier, he missed the 2023 ICC event as the stress fractures was figured out keeping him away from the ODI World Cup Held in India.
Post that, Nortje his awaiting his comeback to the SA ODIs. His performance was outstanding in the T20 World Cup last year where he posed a threat to the opponents. Proteas lost finals in Barbados against India.
Pacer Nortje Might Not Be Seen In IPL 2025
Though the final call depends on the overall fitness an recovery of Anrich Nortje, the recent news has raise ears of IPL Franchise KKR who secured him at a huge auction amount of Rs.6.50 Crore.
The upcoming IPL Season about to begin on March 23 might surface some big changes in the list of cricketers each Franchise beholds. For now, SA Cricket team is facing a major setback as their valued fast bowler won’t be able to contest for the Champions Trophy 2025.
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