Is Jasprit Bumrah fit for Champions Trophy? India's batting coach responds

Ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah's participation in the Champion's Trophy remains a question as he is yet to recover from the back injury he sustained last month.

When asked about Bumrah's fitness, India's batting coach Sitanshu Kotak on Saturday said that he is not aware of the 31-year-old's scans.

"Not aware about Bumrah's scans, so that will be obvious our doctor, or physio will know about that," Kotak said.



The fast bowler suffered a back injury in the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia at Sydney last month. He did not bowl in the second innings of the match went for scans. He was was advised by doctors not to participate in the remainder of the Sydney Test.

Following the advice from the medical experts, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided the Indian spearhead should rest for at least five weeks (the Sydney Test finished on January 5) after which he will undergo another scan.


Kotak, however, confirmed that speedster Mohammed Shami was "completely fit" ahead of the second ODI against England at Cuttack.

Shami, who was injured after the 2023 ODI World Cup, made his first appearance for India in the third T20I against England in January. In the five-match T20I series against England, Shami featured in only two games, where he bagged three wickets.

In the first ODI match of the series against the visitors, the 34-year-old took one wicket in his eight-over spell.

India has given an ODI debut to spinner Varun Chakravarthy in the second ODI and star batter Virat Kohli, who missed the first match due to swollen knee, replaces Yashasvi Jaiswal in the team.