Champions Trophy 2025: “Miracle if Bumrah turns up 100% fit” for the tournament

Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness is one of the hottest topics in Indian cricket, as fans and the board are hoping for a 100% fit Bumrah in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which is set to kick off on 19 February. According to the reports of the Times of India, the pacer might miss the entire event set to be played in Pakistan and the UAE. The Board of Cricket in India (BCCI) is planning to send 31-year-olds to New Zealand for treatment.
Jasprit Bumrah might miss the ICC Champions Trophy 2025
The same orthopedic surgeon who treated Jasprit Bumrah during his injury in 2021, Dr. Rowan Schouten, is monitoring him this time as well. The source said, “The BCCI medical team is in touch with Schouten in New Zealand. The board had also planned a visit for Bumrah to New Zealand. But that hasn’t happened yet. The selectors know it will be a miracle if Bumrah turns up 100% fit in the given timeline.”
“The reports will be shared with his doctor in New Zealand. Sending Bumrah to New Zealand will depend on the feedback. The board and Bumrah himself are not willing to push hard given his significance over a long period of time. The selectors will only be informed if he is ready to take the field after the entire process is complete. The selectors will need to keep a backup plan ready for him. It will be a miracle if Bumrah makes it.”
However, Jasprit Bumrah has already been named in India’s 15-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, but chief selector Ajit Agarkar is also waiting for an update on Bumrah’s fitness, as he mentioned in the press conference during the squad announcement. However, Agarkar showed faith in Bumrah’s availability for the ODIs against England set to start on 6th February.
India has selected only three main pacers for the Champions Trophy 2025, including Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, and Mohammad Shami. If Burmah misses the England ODIs and Champions Trophy 2025, then Harshit Rana or Mohammed Siraj is expected to replace him in the squad.