The BCCI has said that ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah will not play in the 2025 Champions Trophy due to a "lower back injury".

India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy after failing to recover from a lower back injury in time for the tournament, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) announced on Tuesday.

According to a BCCI notification, in a major blow to Team India, star pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy due to a lower back injury. The Men’s Selection Committee has named young fast bowler Harshit Rana as his replacement in the squad.

Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy due to a lower back injury. This is the second ICC tournament Bumrah will miss due to injury, having previously been sidelined from the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia due to a back injury that ended up with the pacer needing a surgery.

India has suffered a setback as Jasprit Bumrah is ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 due to a lower back injury. Harshit Rana has been named as his replacement. Additionally, Varun Chakaravarthy replaces Yashasvi Jaiswal in the squad for the tournament starting February 19.

Jasprit Bumrah on Tuesday was ruled out of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy due to a lower back injury which he suffered during the fifth and final Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Australia in January.

Jasprit Bumrah has been officially ruled out of India’s squad for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy due to a lower back injury, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed late on Tuesday night.

Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy due to a lower back injury. The Men’s Selection Committee has named Harshit Rana as Bumrah’s replacement.

With Jasprit Bumrah reportedly still recovering from the back injury that he had picked up during the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney, the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee will have to take a call on retaining him in their squad for the Champions Trophy by Tuesday,

In his place, the senior men's selection committee has called up Harshit Rana to the squad for the prestigious tournament, which begins on February 19 in Pakistan.