Jasprit bumrah. File | Picture Credit score: Deepak Kr
India’s tempo spearhead Jasprit bumrah has been dominated out of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy resulting from a decrease again harm, the BCCI mentioned on Tuesday (February 11, 2025), placing to relaxation all of the hypothesis over his participation within the premier match.
The senior males’s crew choice committee has named Harshit Rana as Bumrah’s substitute for the mega occasion beginning February 19 in Pakistan. India will open their marketing campaign in opposition to Bangladesh in Dubai on February 20.
The selectors have additionally included Varun Chakaravarthy within the crew, the thriller spinner changing batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was named within the provisional squad.
India will play all their matches of the match in Dubai below a hybrid mannequin settlement.
Bumrah, who has already undergone decrease again surgical procedure in 2022, sustained one other stress-related harm whereas bowling within the last Check in opposition to Australia at Sydney, the place he pulled out after sending down 10 overs within the first innings.
“Bumrah was requested to off-load for 5 weeks after which his rehabilitation at NCA occurred below energy & conditioning coach Rajnikanth and physio Thulasi.
“The report despatched by NCA head Nitin Patel clearly states that whereas he has accomplished his rehabilitation and scan reviews gave the impression to be okay, it could not be concluded that whether or not he can be bowling match by the point the match begins. Therefore the selectors did not take any danger,” a high BCCI supply informed PTI on circumstances of anonymity.
“Nitin left the ball in Ajit’s (chief selector Agarkar) courtroom and therefore nobody would wish to stick their necks out and take the danger of placing an unfit participant within the squad. If the medical crew does not green-light absolutely, how can the choice committee take that danger,” the official mentioned.
Throughout a gathering between the chairman of selector Agarkar, head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma in Ahmedabad, it was deliberated whether or not they would take an unfit Bumrah to the Champions Trophy or go for the inexperienced Rana.
“The stakes are too excessive and it might have been a whole embarrassment had Bumrah damaged down in a match. The NCA led by Nitin Patel had as soon as burnt their palms in 2022 after they pushed Bumrah for the bilateral sequence in opposition to Australia earlier than the T20 World Cup and he had damaged all the way down to be out for one yr.
“That was Chetan Sharma’s committee and so Agarkar did not wish to take an opportunity.”
It’s understood that the principle bone of competition was that Bumrah is but to start out bowling full tilt and people within the know of issues mentioned that it is extremely tough to get match-fit in such a short while.
Reasonably, he can come again for Mumbai Indians within the IPL after which lead India in England as Rohit Sharma is unlikely to be picked for Exams once more.
Nevertheless, the choice committee picked a fifth spinner within the squad in Varun Chakravarthy, who was additionally added for the England sequence. The autumn man this time was younger opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who would not be discovering a spot within the taking part in XI with Rohit and Shubman Gill opening the innings.
Jaiswal is among the many non-travelling reserves together with Shivam Dube (like-for-like for Hardik Pandya) and Mohammed Siraj (like-for-like for Mohammed Shami).
Chakravarthy, who has been very profitable in T20Is, made his ODI debut in Cuttack primarily based on his T20 type and the KKR bowler is a private favorite of head coach Gambhir.
Two picks on this Champions Trophy squad are primarily based on Gambhir’s suggestions — Rana and Chakravarthy — each of whom coincidentally are additionally a part of IPL aspect Kolkata Knight Riders.
Staff
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-Captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Kl Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Axar Patel, Washington SUNDAR, Kuldeep Yadav, Harashit Canal. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Revealed – February 12, 2025 06:22 am IST
