Lahore, Feb. 6 -- Pakistan interim head coach Aaqib Javed has downplayed the threat posed by India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the blockbuster clash between the two arch-rivals in the forthcoming Champions Trophy.

After sending shivers down the spine of Australian batters, Bumrah's scorching pace doused in the final Test in Sydney. The stand-in captain was nowhere to be seen in the second innings during India's run-of-the-mill 162-run defence.

The cost of bowling 386.4 over in 2024 came at the expense of back spasms, which left Bumrah unavailable in the second innings. The Indian bowling unit withered, the team endured a 3-1 clobbering in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

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