ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Jasprit Bumrah Ruled Out, Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy Added to India’s Squad: Big loss for India’s ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign. Star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is out of the championship due to a lower back injury. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has named Harshit Rana as his replacement. Also, the selection committee has decided to insert Varun Chakravarthy, replacing opener Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Injury news regarding Jasprit Bumrah ahead of ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the tournament due to a lower back injury. Harshit Rana was appointed in place of him by the BCCI. 23-year-old Rana made an impression by playing for the IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders. He made his international debut in the Test series against Australia in November 2024. He has appeared for India in T20I and ODI international matches thereafter.
Replacement of Jaiswal
In a strategic move, the selection committee changed the team and included Varun Chakravarthy in place of opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. Chakravarthy finds himself in good stead having been a match-winner with his “mystery” spin for KKR in the IPL. He made his T20I debut for India in July 2021 and recently earned his ODI cap in the ODI series against England in February 2025, earning the nod as part of balancing the spinners for the trophy.
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Updated Indian Squad for Champions Trophy 2025
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-Captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (Wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, and Varun Chakravarthy. Reserves: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohammed Siraj and Shivam Dube.
The tournament of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is scheduled to begin on February 19, with India beginning their campaign against Bangladesh on February 20. The team would like to take full advantage of the new entries in their lineup, harnessing fresh energy and skills for the tournament.
