New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- The unavailability of Jasprit Bumrah should not bother the Indian team in the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025, opined former pacer Venkatesh Prasad. The 31-year-old Jasprit Bumrah, who suffered a back injury during the fifth Test against Australia last month, was ruled out of the mega event on Tuesday, thus giving a major setback to Rohit Sharma's troops for the ICC event, that starts on February 19.

With no Jasprit Bumrah, the BCCI named three-ODI-old Harshit Rana as his replacement for the Champions Trophy 2025. For any team in the world the absence of someone like Jasprit Bumrah's stature is a huge loss, especially when it's an ICC event.

Venkatesh Prasad admitted losing Jasprit Bumrah is huge for India, but stat...