India begin their bid to win the ICC Champions Trophy on Thursday but will do so without their No.1 pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah.
India are in Group A in the Champions Trophy and meet Bangladesh in tomorrow, before taking on defending champions and rivals Pakistan and ending their group campaign against New Zealand.
‘Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy due to a lower back injury.
(Photo by Alex Davidson-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)] His absence will be a major blow to India, with Bumrah widely considered one of the best all-format fast bowlers in the sport.
Bumrah, however, suffered with back spasms during the final test in Sydney, which also caused him to miss a five-match T20 international series with England.
