Decision on Jasprit Bumrah’s availability for Champions Trophy to be taken on squad deadline day: Report – India TV

India are fretting over the availability of Jasprit Bumrah for the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025. The Indian ace speedster is currently out of action due to a back issue he picked up during the Border-Gavaskar series that ended in early January. 

Bumrah has not featured in the first two ODIs against England and was in the squad for the third ODI. However, when the BCCI added Varun Chakravarthy to the squad, Bumrah’s name went missing.

He is also in the squad for the Champions Trophy but his availability will be subject to fitness. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will take the final decision on the speedster on February 11, the deadline for the final squad submission, ESPN Cricinfo reported.

The report added that Bumrah has had a scan on his back at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. The medical team, the selectors and the management will now coordinate before arriving at the final decision on Bumrah. 

India’s chief selector, Ajit Agarkar, had opened up on Bumrah while announcing the squad for the Champions Trophy. “Bumrah has been advised to rest for five weeks, and he won’t be available for the first two ODIs against England. We are monitoring his fitness and expect an update from the medical team in early February,” Agarkar had said.