Team India's pace bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is not part of the side's playing XI for their 2025 Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh in Dubai on Thursday, February 20.

India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the upcoming Champions Trophy because of a lower-back injury.

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India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is not a part of the 2025 Champions Trophy after he was ruled out due to an injury and failed to recover in time.

BCCI VP Rajeev Shukla remains optimistic about India's chances in the ICC Champions Trophy despite star pacer Jasprit Bumrah being sidelined due to injury. The tournament kicks off with India facing Bangladesh,

Rookie pacer Harshit Rana was picked as a replacement for Bumrah after the latter was ruled out. Though Rana only made his ODI debut in the recently concluded series against England, his skills with the ball, especially in white-ball cricket, have impressed many in the Indian cricketing spectrum.

The team management’s obsession with the Ahmedabad pitch, the way it was tended to before the big game, probably contributed to India losing that fateful final against Australia. The ‘more or less’ is the operative phrase here,

Rana has performed adequately in the opportunities he has received leading up to the ICC event; however, Ponting believes that left-arm pacer Arshdeep is more appropriately suited to bowl during all stages of the 50-over format.

Shikhar Dhawan shared insights on India’s chances in the Champions Trophy 2025, expressing confidence in the team despite the absence of Jasprit Bumrah. He highlighted the potential of Harshit Rana and the strong batting lineup featuring Shubman Gill,

India begin their bid to win the ICC Champions Trophy on Thursday but will do so without their No.1 pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah. The 31-year-old, , who was the highest wicket-taker in the recent test series with Australia,

India and Bangladesh commence their respective Champions Trophy 2025 campaigns taking on each other in second game at the Dubai International Stadium on February 20. One key player, who was missing in India’s playing XI at the ICC events for the first time since 2022 T20 World Cup is Jasprit Bumrah.