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Bumrah, who picked up 32 wickets in the recently concluded five-match Test series against Australia, is dealing with back spasms these days.
Jasprit Bumrah likely to miss group stage matches of ICC Champions Trophy 2025. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Star Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who is dealing with back spasms these days, is all set to miss India’s group stage matches of the ICC Champions Trophy. India will face Bangladesh in the first Group A match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on February 20 in Dubai and then take on arch-rivals Pakistan at the same venue on February 23. India’s third and final Group A match of the ICC event, which is making a comeback after eight years, is scheduled to take place at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on March 2 against New Zealand.
According to a report in the Indian Express on Sunday, Bumrah is likely to miss the group stage of the Champions Trophy due to health reasons. Bumrah has swelling on his back, and the 31-year-old cricketer has been asked to report to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, where his recovery will be monitored.
It has been reported that the national selectors have been updated about Bumrah’s fitness status.
According to a BCCI source, Bumrah is expected to be fully fit only by the first week of March. “He (Bumrah) will be going to NCA for his rehabilitation. The initial report says he doesn’t have a fracture but has swelling on his back. So the NCA will monitor his recovery, and he will be there for three weeks. But even after that, he will have to play a match or two, even if they are practice games organised to check his match fitness,” said the source.
