England all-rounder Jacob Bethell has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He sustained an injury during the first ODI match against India on Thursday (February 6). He suffered a left hamstring injury. Due to this, he could not play the second ODI of the series in Cuttack. English captain Jos Buttler had said before the match that it would be difficult for Bethell to be fit for the ICC tournament. He said, "To be honest, he is out of the Champions Trophy. I am disappointed for him. He batted well in the first ODI, so it's very unfortunate to be ruled out due to injury." Tom Banton joins the team England wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith is also recovering from a muscle strain. Due to this, the team had to include assistant coaches Marcus Trescothick and Paul Collingwood as substitute fielders during the Cuttack ODI. However, they did not have to go out for fielding. Management has added wicketkeeper-batter Tom Banton to the team in place of Bethell. England to play first match on February 22 England have not yet announced who will replace Jacob Bethell in the Champions Trophy squad. The team will play the third ODI against India on February 12, and final changes to the ICC tournament squad must be made on the same day. The team will begin their campaign on February 22. They are set to face Australia in Lahore. Bethell scored fifty in first ODI in Nagpur Bethell scored a fifty in the Nagpur ODI against India. While bowling, he also took 1 wicket giving away just 18 runs. However, the team lost the match by 4 wickets. The 21-year-old had also performed well during the Test series against New Zealand last year where he had scored 3 fifties at an average of 52. Banton has not played international cricket since 2022 Tom Banton has been out of the English team for the last 3 years. He played his last international match in 2022. He has only managed 4 fifties in 4 ODIs and 16 T20s for the team. Recently, he performed excellently with the bat during ILT20 in UAE. The 26-year-old batter scored 493 runs in just 11 matches while playing for MI Emirates. This included 2 centuries as well. His team made it to the playoffs but faced defeat against Sharjah Warriors in the eliminator.Original Article