Key players sidelined: Know unavailable stars' names for The Hundred 2025

After the end of the fifth Test of the five-match series against India at the Kennington Oval in South London, the focus and attention will turn to The Hundred 2025, which begins on August 05 at Lord’s between the London Spirit and Oval Invincibles. However, several players are expected to be unavailable for the beginning of the competition.

Rachin Ravindra, the left-handed opening batter of New Zealand, who will feature for Manchester Originals, is expected to miss the first four games due to his international commitment. The Chennai Super Kings’ opening batter is currently playing for the Kiwis during the two-match Test series in Zimbabwe.

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Noor Ahmed, the left-arm wrist spinner, for Manchester will also miss the last three group games and the finals due to Afghanistan’s potential series against Pakistan. The same issue will occur for the Oval Invincibles’ Rashid Khan, who will also miss the last three group-stage clashes and the final. It will be a huge blow in the spin department for both sides.

Afghanistan players to miss the Hundred 2025 finals due to national commitments

Trent Rockets’ left-arm spinner, George Linde, will not be available for the first four overs of The Hundred 2025 season. The Protea spinner has picked up 191 wickets in 203 innings at a T20 average of 26.06 and an economy rate of 7.44. With the bat, he has smashed 2370 runs in 163 innings at a strike rate of 135.50. However, he will feature for South Africa’s white-ball series in Australia.

Apart from these, Northern Superchargers’ Mitchell Santner will be away from the 100-ball competition for the first three days as he will be part of the Test series in Zimbabwe. The left-arm spin all-rounder will lead the Blackcaps during the opening Test of the series at the Queens Park Oval in Bulawayo. The left-arm pacer, Ben Dwarshuis, will be out of the last three group-stage encounters and the finals.

All the teams are expected to announce the replacements later this week. The last game in the group stage will take place at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on August 28 between Southern Brave and Welse Fire. The final will occur at Lord’s on August 31.