India's top fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been excluded from the 2025 ICC Men's Champions Trophy due to a lower back injury, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) declared on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old suffered the injury during India's recent five-match away Test series against Australia, where he bowled 151.2 overs and emerged as the leading wicket-taker with 32 scalps at an average of 13.06, including three five-wicket hauls.
In Bumrah's absence, the Men's Selection Committee has named young pacer Harshit Rana as his replacement for the tournament. Additionally, the mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy has been included in the squad in place of the opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was originally part of the provisional squad.
India will play all of their Champions Trophy 2025 matches in Dubai, starting with a match against Bangladesh on February 20th. The highly anticipated match against Pakistan is scheduled for February 23rd, followed by their final group-stage fixture against New Zealand on March 2nd.
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakravarthy.
Non-Traveling Stand-Ins: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohammed Siraj, Shivam Dube.
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