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,

Team India faces a huge setback with Jasprit Bumrah being forced to miss the Champions Trophy due to a back injury.

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

The two most honest questions that needs to be asked right now is – just how well is Jasprit Bumrah’s workload being managed vis-à-vis his back condition? And should the team management and selectors,

India will head into the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as one of the title favourites on the back of the home series win over England recently.

Harshit Rana who is featuring for his maiden ICC tournament picked up three wickets in India's Champions Trophy opener clash against Bangladesh.

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.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla said on Wednesday that Team India will win the ICC Champions Trophy despite star pacer Jasprit Bumrah's absence due to injury.