Jasprit Bumrah shares selfie from NCA gym after being ruled out from ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025
GH News February 14, 2025 04:06 AM
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New Delhi: Indias star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah posted a gym selfie on Thursday following the announcement of his exclusion from the 2025 Champions Trophy. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officially confirmed his unavailability for the tournament in a statement released on Tuesday evening. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy due to a lower back injury. The Mens Selection Committee has named Harshit Rana as Bumrahs replacement BCCI stated.
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Bumrah posted a photo on Instagram from the gym where he wrote in the caption rebuilding. The 31-year-old pacer shared the image with his followers.
Bumrah has been absent from competitive cricket since January. His final outing was during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Sydney against Australia. After delivering 10.1 overs in the first innings the star bowler appeared uncomfortable and underwent scans. Australian medical staff recommended that he not continue playing in the remaining part of the Sydney Test. Although he returned to bat in the second innings he did not bowl.
The eight-team tournament scheduled from February 19 to March 9 will feature 15 matches across Pakistan and Dubai. Pakistan and the UAE will jointly host the ICC Champions Trophy with India playing its matches in Dubai following a hybrid model. One of the tournaments major highlights the clash between India and Pakistan will take place on February 23. India will begin its campaign against Bangladesh on February 20 with the final group-stage match against New Zealand set for March 2.
Indias squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025: 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.
Non Travelling substitutes: Yashasvi Jaiswal Mohammed Siraj and Shivam Dube. These three individuals will head to Dubai if needed.