Following considerable speculation, the ICC announced in a formal press statement that talismanic india bowler jasprit bumrah will not be participating in the Champions Trophy 2025. The development occurs only one hour before the february 11 deadline for squad modifications.
 
It is now evident that the bcci does not want to rush its star pacer's recovery, even if he was also anticipated to play in the third ODI of the current england series. bumrah is presently undergoing therapy at the NCA after suffering a back spasm during the last Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) Test in Australia. Following considerable speculation, the ICC announced in a formal press statement that talismanic india bowler jasprit bumrah will not be participating in the Champions Trophy 2025. The development occurs only one hour before the february 11 deadline for squad modifications. 

Yashasvi jaiswal, a gifted young opener who was included in the original team for the ICC event, has regrettably been left off the roster.
 
Varun Chakravarthy, an additional spinning option, was chosen by the indian selection to replace the opener, bringing the total number of spinners to five.
 
Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, ravindra Jadeja, kuldeep yadav, and varun chakravarthy are the five spinning alternatives on the list.
 
Updated india squad for Champions Trophy 2025

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL rahul (WK), rishabh pant (WK), hardik pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, kuldeep yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, ravindra Jadeja, varun Chakaravarthy.

Non Travelling substitutes: yashasvi jaiswal, mohammed siraj and shivam Dube. The three players will travel to dubai as and when required.


 

 
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12/02/2025 08:04 AM