Champions Trophy 2025: Jasprit Bumrah likely to miss group stage matches

Team India’s premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah is currently grappling with injury issues that he nursed during the fifth and the final Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Sydney earlier this month. Bumrah had suffered back spasms during the crucial match and as a result India lost the match and eventually the series.

The Men in Blue will have more set back as the speedster is likely to miss the group stages of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy.

As per reports published in some section of the media, Bumrah has been asked to report at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru owing to a swelling on his back. 

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India have also sought an extension in announcing their Champions Trophy squad, although the deadline for submitting the provisional list for the ICC tournament is January 12.

The selectors are confused over Bumrah’s current situation whether to pick the 31-year-old from the 15-member list or add him to the reserves category.

According to a BCCI official, Bumrah is expected to be fit by the first week of March and India’s Champions Trophy group-stage matches will end on March 2 in Dubai.

As per the initial reports, Bumrah doesn’t have a fracture but has swelling on his back and he will be fit in three weeks.