Jasprit Bumrah Ruled Out of 2025 Champions Trophy, Harshit Rana to Replace Him
The star Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 due to a back injury. Bumrah was injured during the BGT 2024-25 series in Australia. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has officially confirmed the news, stating that Bumrah has not fully recovered.
The Indian selectors have named Harshit Rana as Bumrah's replacement for the Champions Trophy. BCCI said, "Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy due to a lower back injury. The Men’s Selection Committee has named Harshit Rana as Bumrah’s replacement."
The mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy was also added to India's tournament squad. After his amazing performance in the recent T20I series against England. Where he took 14 wickets and won the Player of the Series.
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"Team India have also named Varun Chakaravarthy in the squad. The spinner will replace Yashasvi Jaiswal who was initially named in the provisional squad." BCCI added.
The star opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has been moved to the non-travelling reserves alongside Mohammed Siraj and Shivam Dube. Jaiswal made his ODI debut against England in the first match, but he couldn’t make an impact and was dropped for the second game.
India’s squad for the ICC Champions Trophy
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Rishabh Pant (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Shami, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Non-Travelling substitutes
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shivam Dube, and Mohammed Siraj.
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