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

Star India pacer Jasprit Bumrah had completed his rehab after the recent back injury according to reports. However, he was still not picked in India's Champions Trophy 2025 squad, with Harshit Rana announced as the replacement.

The two most honest questions that needs to be asked right now is – just how well is Jasprit Bumrah’s workload being managed vis-à-vis his back condition? And should the team management and selectors,

In a significant jolt to India's plans for the Champions Trophy, Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the tournament. According to ESPNcricinfo, Bumrah is yet to completely recover from the discomfort in his back, an injury he picked up during the Sydney Test in January that also ruled him out of the England white-ball series.

During a meeting between the chairman of selector Agarkar, head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma in Ahmedabad, it was deliberated whether they would take an unfit Bumrah to the Champions Trophy or go for the inexperienced Rana.

While the latest scan, which Bumrah underwent in Bengaluru over the weekend, did not reveal anything untoward, it is learned he is not entirely ready to return to bowling yet

Star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been officially ruled out of the Champions Trophy due to a continuing back injury. Despite undergoing several scans and therapy sessions, Bumrah has struggled to recover to full fitness since the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney this year when he was injured.

Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, due to a back spasm that he suffered in the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney in January