Jasprit Bumrah Vice Captain in ICC Champion’s Trophy 2025: India’s 3-1 defeat in Australia exposed the weakness of their top order, but an equally big question is how much they depend on fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who played a crucial role in the series until getting injured in the final match of the series in Sydney. Gave my best. Bumrah took 32 wickets at an average of 13.06 in the five-Test series and was the obvious choice for the Player-of-the-Series award despite being in the losing team. Due to back spasms, Bumrah was not available to bowl in Australia’s second innings in a thrilling low-scoring match in Sydney, where the hosts won by six wickets to lift the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after a decade. .
Will Bumrah’s role change in Champions Trophy?
Talking about (TOI) report regarding Jasprit Bumrah before Champions Trophy 2025, it is expected that Bumrah can be seen in the role of vice-captain in the Champions Trophy tournament, before that Bumrah will face regular captain Rohit against Australia. Captained in the first and last test in place of Sharma.
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is injured
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah (Jasprit Bumrah Injury Updates), who was injured due to back muscle strain, can be rested for most of the matches of India’s home limited overs series against England. His focus will be on the ICC Champions Trophy starting from February 19. The injury is directly related to his heavy workload in the series and the BCCI medical team will try to ensure that the new Test captain is ready for this big ICC tournament, where his presence is crucial for India.
According to sources related to the case, the condition of Bumrah’s back muscle strain is not yet known. India will start its campaign in the Champions Trophy against Bangladesh on 20th February in Dubai. If Bumrah’s injury is in the Grade 1 category, then at least two to three weeks of rehabilitation will be required before return to play (RTP). In the case of a Grade 2 injury, recovery may take six weeks, while Grade 3, which is the most serious in nature, requires at least three months of rest and rehabilitation programs.
It was always known that Bumrah will not play the T20I series as it is not a World Cup year, but with the Champions Trophy around the corner, he will definitely play two or three ODIs against England as it is a 50-over format, but Now, the grade of his injury will decide whether Bumrah will play in the England series or at least play the final match at his home ground in Ahmedabad on February 12 to check his fitness. India will face England (IND vs AUS) in five T20Is and three ODIs from January 22.
After India’s series loss, a disappointed Bumrah said, “It’s a bit disappointing in the end because I probably missed the fastest wicket of the series.” Although his own stature has increased.
(With PTI inputs)
