The Indian ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been included in the India squad for the ICC Men’s Champions trophy 2025, however his participation in the tournament will depend on his fitness.
Bumrah sustained a back injury during the fifth test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy and did not bowl in the second innings of the test.
Speculation on the pacer being left out of the squad has been rumoured but it has been suspended after the India’s squad announcment.
Will Bumrah play in the ICC Champions Trophy?
Jasprit Bumrah‘s selection will be subjected to his fitness and if he fails to attain full fitness, he won’t play.
He is likely to miss the initial matches of the Champions Trophy and Harshit Rana has been named as his replacement in the ODI squad for England series.
The selection committee chief Ajit Agarkar said that the team is waiting for a fitness update on Bumrah and will get to know the status by the BCCI medical team in early February.
“We are waiting on Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness and will know his status in early February from BCCI’s medical team.”
Speaking about the India squad, the batting lineup is boasted with the likes of Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja will bring balance to the squad with their all-rounder skills.
Meanwhile, the bowling unit is powered up with the likes of Bumrah, Shami along Arshdeep Singh.
India squad for Champions Trophy 2025: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja
