BENGALURU: Indian pace stalwart Jasprit Bumrah is set to undergo scans and assessment under the BCCI medical team supervision amid an injury scare ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
The right-arm pacer arrived at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) on Monday to undergo scans on his injured back ahead of the multi-nation tournament.
According to the reports, Bumrah will remain at NCA for at least two to three days as part of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) medical team’s evaluation of the severity of his injury.
After the team’s observations, the medical panel will submit their reports to the Indian team selection committee, chaired by Ajit Agarkar.
The 33-year-old fast bowler who picked a back injury in the final test down under in their recent five-match away series, is part of India’s squad for the Champions Trophy.
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Last month, the chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar while announcing the squad, revealed that Jasprit Bumrah will not play in the first two ODIs in a three-match home series against England.
“Bumrah has been told to off-load for five weeks after and he won’t be available for the first two ODIs against England. We are waiting on his fitness and will know his status in early February from the medical team,” said Agarkar in a press conference.
“We’ll probably find out a bit more around that time, what exactly, and with regards to what his medical condition is, I’m sure BCCI might just put something out, from the physio itself,” Agarkar concluded.
According to the Times of India, the final decision on Bumrah’s participation in the mega event will be taken after his injury assessment but if he fails to recover on time, he is likely to be replaced by all-rounder Harshit Rana
India squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (vc), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah*, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, and Ravindra Jadeja
*Jasprit Bumrah’s inclusion in the Champions Trophy 2025 squad is subject to his fitness.
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