Team India's pace bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is not part of the side's playing XI for their 2025 Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh in Dubai on Thursday, February 20.

Harshit Rana who is featuring for his maiden ICC tournament picked up three wickets in India's Champions Trophy opener clash against Bangladesh.

India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is not a part of the 2025 Champions Trophy after he was ruled out due to an injury and failed to recover in time.

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

Team India faces a huge setback with Jasprit Bumrah being forced to miss the Champions Trophy due to a back injury.

Rookie pacer Harshit Rana was picked as a replacement for Bumrah after the latter was ruled out. Though Rana only made his ODI debut in the recently concluded series against England, his skills with the ball, especially in white-ball cricket, have impressed many in the Indian cricketing spectrum.

India and Bangladesh commence their respective Champions Trophy 2025 campaigns taking on each other in second game at the Dubai International Stadium on February 20. One key player, who was missing in India’s playing XI at the ICC events for the first time since 2022 T20 World Cup is Jasprit Bumrah.

India begin their bid to win the ICC Champions Trophy on Thursday but will do so without their No.1 pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah. The 31-year-old, , who was the highest wicket-taker in the recent test series with Australia,