Team India's pace bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is not part of the side's playing XI for their 2025 Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh in Dubai on Thursday, February 20.

Team India faces a huge setback with Jasprit Bumrah being forced to miss the Champions Trophy due to a back injury.

India will head into the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as one of the title favourites on the back of the home series win over England recently.

India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is not a part of the 2025 Champions Trophy after he was ruled out due to an injury and failed to recover in time.

The BCCI is expected to make a final decision over Jasprit Bumrah's inclusion in Team India for the ICC Champions Trophy. The deadline has been announced.

Further, the BCCI replaced Yashasvi Jaiswal with Varun Chakravarthy in the Champions Trophy squad. The board has also named three non-traveling substitutes: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohammed Siraj and Shivam Dube.

BCCI VP Rajeev Shukla remains optimistic about India's chances in the ICC Champions Trophy despite star pacer Jasprit Bumrah being sidelined due to injury. The tournament kicks off with India facing Bangladesh,

Rana has performed adequately in the opportunities he has received leading up to the ICC event; however, Ponting believes that left-arm pacer Arshdeep is more appropriately suited to bowl during all stages of the 50-over format.

India and Bangladesh commence their respective Champions Trophy 2025 campaigns taking on each other in second game at the Dubai International Stadium on February 20. One key player, who was missing in India’s playing XI at the ICC events for the first time since 2022 T20 World Cup is Jasprit Bumrah.

India's pace ace Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 due to a lower back injury he sustained during the