Jasprit Bumrah Likely to Miss Champions Trophy Group Stage Due to Back Injury

BCCI Sends Bumrah to NCA for Rehabilitation

Jasprit Bumrah, who's India's top bowler, is dealing with a swollen back. This issue might mean he is unable to take part in the Champions Trophy's group stage. The National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru is where he's going to get better. Over the next three weeks, they'll be closely watching his fitness.

Selectors Face Tough Call as Bumrah’s Participation Remains Uncertain

The ICC received a request from the BCCI asking for more time to decide on India's final team for the Champions Trophy. They are wondering if they should add Bumrah to the main 15-player team or just put him on the standby list. They have until February 12 to make any changes to the team they first picked, so they can see how well Bumrah is getting better.

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Jasprit Bumrah set to miss the group stages of the Champions Trophy due to back swelling, per Express Sports.

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Champions Trophy Schedule and Bumrah’s Fitness Timeline

India's team starts playing their group games on February 20, and they first play against Bangladesh. Then, they have a match with Pakistan on February 23, and after that, they play New Zealand on March 2, and many games are happening in Dubai. Someone from BCCI said that Bumrah might not be completely fit to play until the first week of March.

Whether Bumrah is fit to play in the later parts of the tournament will depend on how well he's recovering and if he's fit enough to play in matches.

India has a major challenge because Jasprit Bumrah might not play in the group stage of the Champions Trophy. Mister Bumrah is working to improve at the NCA, but no one knows when he'll be able to play again. With the tournament starting soon, the team has to think through a plan without him. If Bumrah can join for the knockout stages, it could really help India in the tournament where every team is looking to win. The selectors have a hard decision to make today.

Jasprit Bumrah Career Stats

Bowling

Format	Matches (Mat)	Innings (Inns)	Balls	Runs	Wickets (Wkts)	Best Bowling in Innings (BBI)	Best Bowling in Match (BBM)	Average (Ave)	Economy (Econ)	Strike Rate (SR)	4w	5w	10w
Tests	45	86	8630	3977	205	6/27	9/86	19.40	2.76	42.0	7	13	0
ODIs	89	88	4580	3509	149	6/19	6/19	23.55	4.59	30.7	6	2	0
T20Is	70	69	1509	1579	89	3/7	3/7	17.74	6.27	16.9	0	0	0
FC	73	132	13896	6340	297	6/27	9/86	21.34	2.73	46.7	10	19	0
List A	114	113	5935	4410	201	6/19	6/19	21.94	4.45	29.5	9	3	0
T20s	233	232	5235	6015	295	5/10	5/10	20.38	6.89	17.7	2	2	0