Jasprit Bumrah likely to miss the group stages of the 2025 Champions Trophy due to back swelling.

Jasprit Bumrah in Champions Trophy: Jasprit Bumrah was injured in the last Test match of the Border-Gavaskar series. Bumrah left the last Test match in Beuch and came out of the field due to tightness in the back. India was shocked by his injury and the Indian team had to lose the last Test match.

At the same time, now there has been a big update about Bumrah’s injury. It is reported that Jasprit Bumrah may stay out of the group match in the Champions Trophy.

Bumrah Recovery Timeline and Rehabilitation at NCA

According to the report of the Indian Express, “Bumrah is expected to be fully fit by the first week of March. The report quoted the source as saying,” Bumrah will go to NCA for his rehabilitation, initial reports that been said that They do not have a fracture, but swelling on their back.

Therefore, NCA will monitor their recovery and he will stay there for three weeks. But even after that, they will have to play one or two matches, even if they are the practice matches held to investigate their match fitness.

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Bumrah’s Availability for India vs. Pakistan Match

Now that these updates have come out, it is speculated whether Bumrah will not be able to play in the match against Pakistan. The match between India and Pakistan is to be held in Dubai on 23 February.

As the report states that Bumrah may take time till the first week of March to fully recover, it simply means that the Indian team is not part of the Indian team in the match against Bumrah, Pakistan on February 22. Will be able to be made (India vs Pakistan Match in Champions Trophy)

Champions Trophy Schedule and Team Announcement

Let us know that India’s last group match in the Champions Trophy is against New Zealand on March 2, it is not clear whether Bumrah will be ready to play or not. Earlier, India will play Bangladesh on 20 February and Pakistan on 23 February.

India will play all its matches in Dubai, as the team refused to go to Pakistan citing security concerns and finally, the ICC agreed to the hybrid model. The semi-finals of the Champions Trophy are scheduled on March 4 and 5 and the finals are to be held on March 9.

Bumrah has had back problems before. Last time due to surgery, Burmah stayed away from cricket from September 2022 to August 2023. Indian selectors can announce the team for the Champions Trophy on 17 or 18 February.