‘There is no explanation’- Aakash Chopra queries BCCI on Jasprit Bumrah’s withdrawal from England series

Jasprit Bumrah suffered a back spasm during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25 fifth Test. He immediately went for scans after declining to come out to bowl in the second inning. Before the teams for the England series and the Champions Trophy 2025 were revealed and his name was on them, there were doubts about his availability. He would only play the third ODI prior to the competition, the selectors added, due to his recuperation.

In addition, former Indian cricket player Aakash Chopra expressed his worries about the problems and said it was strange that Jasprit Bumrah was being rested without any justification.

However, the BCCI’s most recent press statement states that the right-arm bowler would not play in the series because the first ODI between India and England is set to start in February. The great pacer’s availability to compete in the Champions Trophy has been impacted by the incident.

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Varun Chakaravarthy was added to the Indian team when the press statement regarding their reorganisation arrived. Not the inclusion, but the absence of a name is the news. Chopra stated on his YouTube channel, “The conversation is more about someone’s absence than someone else’s presence.”

It was stated that Jasprit Bumrah would be available for the third match when the ODI team was announced, and his name was included when the Champions Trophy squad was revealed. Bumrah’s name is missing from the roster that has been revealed thus far, though. Nothing can be explained. The reason Bumrah’s name is missing is not communicated,” Chopra continued.

India ODI squad vs England

Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill (vc),Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy.