BCCI will decide on India’s speedster Jasprit Bumrah’s participation in the Champions Trophy on February 11, which is the deadline for submitting final squads to the ICC.
According to ESPNCricinfo, his fitness remains uncertain after a recent back scan at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. The BCCI’s medical team, selectors, and team management will discuss before making a final call.
Bumrah was named in India’s provisional 15-man squad on January 18 but missed the ODI series against England. Though there were hopes Bumrah will be playing the third ODI in Ahmadabad, but instead he travelled to Bengaluru for further assessment.
If Bumrah is ruled out, India may bring in Harshit Rana, who played in the England ODIs. However, if there’s a chance he can recover for the later stages of the tournament, they might keep him in the squad and make a late replacement with ICC approval.
Bumrah hasn’t played since early January when he couldn’t bowl in Australia’s second innings during the Sydney Test. He reportedly had a stress reaction in his back, requiring five weeks of rest.
India will play all their matches in Dubai since the Indian government did not permit travel to Pakistan.Their first match is against Bangladesh on February 20, followed by Pakistan on February 23 and New Zealand on March 2.
India’s squad for Champions Trophy 2025:
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja
