Jasprit Bumrah Fitness Update: India defeated England by four wickets in the second IND vs ENG ODI of the three-match series on February 10 (Sunday) in Cuttack to seal the series with a 2-0 unassailable lead. The ODI series followed their comprehensive 4-1 victory in the England T20Is as well. With Champions Trophy 2025 on the horizon, Team India appear to be doing an excellent job in the leadup to the ICC event. However, a major concern remains— the fitness of their premier fast bowler, Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah has been out of competitive action since the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney. The pacer recently underwent scans for a back injury that has kept him out of action for the past few weeks. As the deadline (February 12) to finalize the Champions Trophy squad approaches, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is racing against time to make a decision on Bumrah’s availability.
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Jasprit Bumrah To Commence Rehabilitation At NCA
According to a report in the Times of India, the BCCI is expected to wait for Bumrah to recover fully, even if it means including him in the Champions Trophy squad while he is still regaining match fitness.
Bumrah is reportedly set to begin his rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru following scans and a detailed assessment by the BCCI medical team. His medical reports have been reviewed internally and the pacer is expected to resume physical activity, including gym work and light bowling, within the next 24-48 hours.
“Even if there is a 1% chance, the BCCI is likely to wait. They did the same with Hardik Pandya as they waited for close to two weeks before getting Prasidh Krishna as a replacement. Even when Shubman Gill was down with dengue, they didn’t have any thoughts of looking for a replacement. Yes those two incidents happened during the campaign but approach with Bumrah could well be no different. This is just the deadline to submit the squad and they could approach the Event Technical Committee at a later stage to seek a replacement if he fails to regain fitness,” TOI quoted a source close to developments as saying.
Team India Squad for ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja
