Jasprit Bumrah to miss ICC Champions Trophy due to back injury
Jasprit Bumrah's injury rules him out of the ICC Champions Trophy, prompting Harshit Rana's inclusion in the squad. Varun Chakaravarthy also joins, replacing Yashasvi Jaiswal to strengthen India's bowling attack.
- Feb 12, 2025,
- Updated Feb 12, 2025, 12:23 PM IST
The highly-anticipated ICC Champions Trophy will not see Jasprit Bumrah's presence as the Indian pacer has been ruled out due to a lower back injury.
The senior men's team selection committee named Harshit Rana as Bumrah's replacement for the mega event starting February 19 in Pakistan.
The selectors have also included Varun Chakaravarthy in the team. The mystery spinner will replace Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was initially named in the provisional squad.
India will play all their matches of the tournament in Dubai under a hybrid model agreement.
Team: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.