New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Mohammed Siraj should come in place of Jasprit Bumrah, in case the latter doesn't get fit in time for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, felt former India cricketer Piyush Chawla. Jasprit Bumrah, India premier pacer across formats, has been advised five weeks of rest, after the 30-year-old suffered a back injury during the fifth Test against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT).

Although Jasprit Bumrah batted in the Indian second innings in Sydney, but India decided to rest their Kohinoor as a precautionary measure for the Champions Trophy, starting next month in Dubai and Pakistan. The pacer is scheduled to have his second round of scans on February first week, the details of which is yet to come out.

Chawla f...