Jasprit Bumrah, India’s premier fast bowler, has been officially ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 due to a lower back injury.
The Indian bowler, despite being named in the provisional squad, failed to make the cut.
The eight-nation tournament will begin on 19 February in Karachi, where hosts Pakistan will face New Zealand in the opening match.
Earlier, Bumrah was named in India’s 15-member squad for the Champions Trophy despite concerns over his recovery from an injury sustained during the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Bumrah, who was at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, underwent several scans. India’s ODI and Test captain, Rohit Sharma, had stated that the team management was awaiting the scan results for better clarity regarding his knee injury.
“We are waiting for some updates on his scan, which are due over the next few days. Once we receive the scan report, we will have more clarity on where he stands right now and whether he will be available for the last ODI,” Rohit had said ahead of the India vs England ODI series.
Bumrah’s absence will be a significant setback for India. The right-arm pacer was in exceptional form during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, taking 32 wickets across five matches at an average of 13.06 to earn the Player of the Series award.
Bumrah carried a heavy workload in Australia, bowling 151.2 overs — the most by any Indian bowler in the series — including over 50 overs in the fourth Test in Melbourne.
He was also instrumental in India’s success at the 2024 T20 World Cup, where he was named Player of the Series after taking 15 wickets at a remarkable average of 8.26 and an economy rate of 4.17, helping India clinch the title.
Team India have also named Varun Chakaravarthy in the squad. The spinner will replace Yashasvi Jaiswal who was initially named in the provisional squad.
India will play all its matches in Dubai. Pakistan is the defending champion of this 50-over tournament, having won the title in 2017 after beating India.
Final India squad for Champions Trophy 2025
Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill (VC), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav