BCCI will announce the fate of Jasprit Bumrah for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on 11 February, according to A. ESPNcricinfo Report. Premier Indian Pacer has been out of action since the fifth Test against Australia. Prior to the second round of 31 -year -old scan, he was advised to comfort five weeks.
Based on the report, Jasprit Bumrah Currently, the BCCI’s Center of Excellence in Bengaluru is being discussed internally in its scan report. The BCCI Medical Team will have a meeting with Indian selectors before calling the availability of pacer for the mega event.
Announcing the squad for the ICC Champions Trophy, Jasprit Bumrah India’s 15 -member squad was included but his participation is subject to fitness. In fact, he was also not included in the India squad for three ODIs against England.
With the ICC Champions Trophy starting on February 19, the Jasprit Bumrah with the Indian team is running against the time before the mega event.
What will happen if Bumrah is unavailable?
If Jasprit Bumrah is unavailable, India will have to give a replacement with Harshit Rana and Varun Chakarwarthi Being two contenders. While Harshit Rana has played only two Odis, Varun Chakarwarthi was added to the ODI series after his stellar show in T20I against the same opponent for the England series.
According to the tournament rules, 12 February is the deadline for all teams to make a final change in its provisional squads for the ICC Champions Trophy. After the deadline, teams must require ICC approval from the technical committee of the tournament for any change.
In the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, India is placed in Group A along with Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand. After the BCCI refuses to travel to Pakistan for security reasons, men will play all their games in Blue in Dubai. India launched its campaign against Bangladesh (20 February) before facing Pakistan three days later.
India’s last group game against New Zealand is on 2 March.
