Indian ace speedster Jasprit Bumrah can commendably be said to be the architect of several famous Indian wins in vital ICC tournaments.
Bumrah received huge acclamation for his standout performance in the Cricket World Cup 2023, followed by the T20 World Cup in 2024, where he delivered several game-changing spells against arch-rivals like Pakistan and Australia and finally in the final against the Proteas.
Bumrah’s most recent dominant hand came in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, as he picked 32 wickets in 9 innings, despite every other Indian failing to impress in Australia.
However, for the Champions Trophy 2025, Bumrah was considered to have a huge impact on India’s chances in the upcoming tournament. He suffered a back spasm during the proceedings of the Sydney test, as he was taken for scans and could not even step on the ground for the second innings.
Bumrah has terrible back swelling and has been reported to have missed the beginning group stage matches of the Champions Trophy, and his availability for knockout games is also under doubt and cannot be confirmed as of now.
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Likely players to replace Jasprit Bumrah for the Champions Trophy:
With Mohammed Shami and Mohammad Siraj both being the almost confirmed candidates for the Indian pace attack in the Champions Trophy, let’s see who can be the other options as backups in the attack.
3. Harshit Rana
The Kolkata Knight Riders’ fame has been promising in 2024; ever since his commendable performance in the IPL 2024, he was included in the Indian side. Though Harshit Rana made his test debut in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, he is yet to make his limited-overs debut.
Picked for the England series, Rana is slowly emerging as India’s option to be an all-format pacer, as his variability has proved to be quite efficient a call.
2. Prasidh Krishna
The lanky speedster from India has been efficient, as he bowls at full pace and is known to have bounced off the tracks. Prasidh Krishna has controlled run rates with his sheer pace and proved to be stunning with the new ball when he played for the Rajasthan Royals.
Krishna has played all three formats for India, and his form has truly been commendable across the three formats.
1. Arshdeep Singh
The left-arm pacer has been a true inspiration, especially in the shortest format of the game, where, just at the age of 25, he is one wicket away from becoming India’s highest wicket-taker in the format.
While India does not possess many left-arm pacers, Arshdeep has been seen not to have sheer pace but often is a wicket-taker with the new ball while being equally commendable with yorkers when it comes to bowling in death overs. In Bumrah’s absence, Singh can step in as India’s go-to option for pace bowling.
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