With the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on the horizon, Bumrah's participation remains in serious doubt after he suffered a back spasm during the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. While the BCCI remained silent on Bumrah’s availability, there has been a lot of speculation about his injury.
Read Also: ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Jasprit Bumrah ordered bed rest as BCCI blocks his return
“Fake news made me laugh”: Jasprit Bumrah dismisses reports of bed rest
After the news spread like wildfire, Jasprit Bumrah was forced to take to his social media handle to quash the rumors. He laughed at the “fake news” and called the source “unreliable.” The Indian pacer rubbished the report while tagging the content creator on X, which was later deleted following the Indian star's reaction.
I know fake news is easy to spread but this made me laugh ?. Sources unreliable ? t.co/nEizLdES2h
— Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) January 15, 2025
Meanwhile, the Indian pacer was in stellar form last year across the format before suffering the back spasm on the Australia tour, where he took 32 wickets in nine innings and won the Player of the Series award.
Read Also: BCCI considers reviving Virat Kohli’s captaincy policies to resurrect Team India amid struggles
BCCI delays ICC Champions Trophy 2025 squad announcement due to Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav's fitness issues
Notably, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to announce the squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025 before the final deadline, and the reason behind this delay is the uncertainty over the fitness of Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav.
The Men in Blue will kickstart their Champions Trophy 2025 campaign against Bangladesh on February 20 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, UAE.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Jasprit Bumrah delivers major injury update after 'bed rest' report )
Also on site :