Gautam Gambhir opened up on the team's "desperation" to have Jasprit Bumrah fit again for the tournament, which ultimately ended in heartbreak.

India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the upcoming Champions Trophy because of a lower-back injury.

India are in Group A and will begin their Champions Trophy campaign against Bangladesh on 20 February before taking on Pakistan three days later and then New Zealand on 2 March

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.

India cricket have suffered a major injury blow ahead of the Champions Trophy with fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah ruled out with a lower back issue. Bumrah picked up the problem towards the end of the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia in January and has not recovered sufficiently to play any part in the upcoming tournament.

The eagerly awaited ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled to commence on February 19th. However, the tournament has been dealt a significant setback as a number of key players have been sidelined due to injuries.

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.

India’s prospects at the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy got a major jolt with pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of the tournament on Tuesday. Bumrah has a lower back injury suffered during the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney last month and has been out of action since.

India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy due to a lower back injury, the BCCI said on Tuesday, putting to rest all the speculation over his participation in the premier tournament.

India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy after failing to recover from a lower back injury in time for the tournament, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) announced on Tuesday.

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