Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- India suffered a major blow ahead of the Champions Trophy as Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the tournament due to a lingering back injury. Despite undergoing scans in Bengaluru over the weekend, which did not reveal a severe issue, Bumrah is still not ready to return to bowling. His progress will be monitored by the BCCI's medical team, with a tentative plan for him to resume running in a couple of weeks.

This marks the second ICC tournament Bumrah will miss due to injury, following his absence from the 2022 T20 World Cup.

Harshit Rana, who made his ODI debut in the ongoing England series, has been named as Bumrah's replacement. The ICC had set February 11 as the deadline for final squad submissions, with any...