All-rounder Marcus Stoinis has retired from one-day internationals with immediate effect to focus on T20 cricket, pulling himself out of Australia's Champions Trophy squad."Playing ODI cricket for Australia has been an incredible journey,

Melbourne: Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis, who was named in the country’s Champions Trophy squad, on Thursday announced a shock retirement from ODIs to “fully focus on the next chapter” of his career, creating a fresh selection headache for the side that is already dealing with injuries to key players.

The pace duo of skipper Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood joined the injured list while all-rounder Marcus Stoinis shockingly called it quits from ODIs to vacate his place as Australia's Champions Trophy squad unravelled just days before the tournament.

Australia has been dealt with another major setback ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, with skipper Pat Cummins and speedster officially ruled out of the tournament due to injuries, respectively.

Australian skipper Pat Cummins and pacer Josh Hazlewood are set to miss the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy due to injuries. Things are slowly getting worse for Aussies as after injury to Mitchell Marsh and shock retirement of Marcus Stoinis,