Bumrah Ruled Out, Varun Joins India Squad for 2025 Champions Trophy

Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the 2025 Champions Trophy due to a lower back injury. Harshit Rana has been named as his replacement.

Bumrah was initially named in the squad for the third ODI against England but was forced to leave the field midway in the final Test in Sydney due to a back concern. He was also initially named in the squad for the third ODI against England but the recovery process has extended.

Varun Chakaravarthy has been named in the final squad, replacing Yashasvi Jaiswal. Varun impressed in the T20I series against England recently and was also a last-moment inclusion for the subsequent ODIs. He made his ODI debut in the second game against England, finishing with figures of 1-54.

Rana is a newcomer in the international circuit, having made his debut in November 2024 during the Border-Gavaskar series. He has played two Tests, two ODIs and a T20I till date, and is the first Indian to bag three wickets in each of his Test, T20I and ODI debuts.

India Squad:

• Rohit Sharma (Captain)
• Shubman Gill (Vice-captain)
• Virat Kohli
• Shreyas Iyer
• KL Rahul (WK)
• Rishabh Pant (WK)
• Hardik Pandya
• Axar Patel
• Washington Sundar
• Kuldeep Yadav
• Harshit Rana
• Mohd. Shami
• Arshdeep Singh
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Varun Chakaravarthy