India, Feb. 12 -- India suffered a major blow on Tuesday heading into the Champions Trophy as pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out after failing to recover from his back injury. A day after this development, India head coach Gautam Gambhir opened up on the team's "desperation" to have Bumrah fit again for the tournament, which ultimately ended in heartbreak.

Bumrah suffered a back injury during the Sydney Test last month. He was expected to be fit for the final ODI game against England after being told to reduce his workload and take a rest after the Australia tour. But he was silently withdrawn from the series last week, before BCCI took the big call to remove him from the Champions Trophy squad on the eve of the deadline date fo...