South Africa fast bowler Nortje ruled out of Champions Trophy
- South Africa's Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy due to a back injury, as officials announced he would not recover in time for the Group B opener against Afghanistan on Feb. 21.
- Nortje was named in South Africa's squad but was ruled out just 48 hours later due to his back problem.
- A replacement for Nortje will be named later, with seamer Gerald Coetzee and 18-year-old Kwena Maphaka as possible options.
- Nortje has faced persistent injury issues, not playing a Test match since March 2023 and a One-Day International since September 2023.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?
Coverage Details
Total News Sources0
Leaning Left2Leaning Right5Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Right
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Right
46% Right
L 18%
C 36%
R 46%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
Ownership
To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage
