Jasprit Bumrah was excluded on Tuesday from the Champions Trophy 2025, a released BCCI confirmed. The BCCI said the bowler was out because of a lower back injury he sustained during the last India vs Australia test in Sydney. According to a report from the PTI news agency that came just before the official announcement, the Sport- and Medical Scientific team of National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru had left the selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar to decide on the selection of Jasprit Bumrah for the champions trophy.
The report said: “There are two fitness parameters that the NCA checks before the return of a player is erased to action. It is understood that as soon as Bumrah had completed his rehabilitation for his lower back injury under strength and conditioning coach Rajnikanth and Physio Thulasi, he he he was eradicated medical fit.
India coach Gautam Gambhir has now broken his silence on this issue. He said that the NCA medical team should be able to give an update about the status of Jasprit Bumrah. “Of course he is excluded. But all the details, I can't give you because it is up to the medical team to talk about how long he goes out and things because it is the medical team that decision at NCA,” he said.
In another interaction after the game, Gambhir said: “Of course we desperately wanted him. We know what he can do, he is a world -class player. But again, some things are not in your hands. So it's a chance for some From the young boys, such as Harshit Rana and Arshdep Singh, to put on their hands and do something for the country.
A BCCI release on Tuesday had said: “Fast Bowler Jasprit Bumrah is excluded from the ICC Champions Trophy from 2025 due to a lower back injury. The selection committee for men has called Harshit Rana as a replacement for Bumrah. Team India has also called Varun Chakaravarthy in the Team.
Updated team India Squad for Champions Trophy: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-Captain), Virat Kohli, SHRYAS IYER, KL RAHUL (WK), RISHABH Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Non -travel replacements: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohammed Siraj and Shivam Dube. The three players will travel to Dubai if and when needed.
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