India, Feb. 18 -- Shikhar Dhawan was a central figure the last time India won the Champions Trophy. Dhawan was player of the tournament in 2013, finishing as top scorer 363 runs in five matches, as India won the Champions Trophy a second time. Dhawan feels that India are favourites to win the tournament this year as well but fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah's absence is a cause of concern.

"I can't look past India. I am quite confident about them-they have a solid team and played very well against England in their recent ODI series. But my concern is that they are going to miss Jasprit Bumrah. There's no doubt he will be a huge loss, and they will feel it very strongly," Dhawan is quoted as saying by ICC.

"For me, he is the best bowler in the...