Will BCCI delay squad announcement? Will Jasprit Bumrah make into the Champions Trophy team? Will Mohammed Shami make a cut? All answers here

The Champions Trophy will be hosted in a hybrid format with Pakistan as official hosts. The tournament will be played a three venues in Pakistan -- Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi- and in Dubai, where India will play all their matches, including the semifinal and final if they qualify, as an agreement between the ICC, PCB and the BCCI.

As the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) nears the Champions Trophy squad selection deadline, a big boost has reportedly come in the form of veteran pacer Mohammed Shami. Though Shami couldn't prove his fitness for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy,

Jasprit Bumrah got injured during the fifth Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. The speedster picked 32 wickets in five Test matches against Australia.

India should let Jasprit Bumrah rest and not even think about till Champions Trophy: Deep Dasgupta. (Photo Source: Twitter/X) India may have lost the 2024-25 edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by a 3-1 margin due to most members from the squad not rising up to the occasion.

Mohammed Shami is rumoured to make a comeback to international cricket during India's white-ball series against England. The last time Shami played for India was during the 2023 ODI World Cup final.

Jasprit Bumrah's participation in the upcoming Champions Trophy is uncertain due to a back injury. While it might be a minor spasm allowing a quick recovery, a more severe stress fracture could sideline him for months.

Jasprit Bumrah, the backbone of India’s pace attack, is facing a race against time to be fit for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The premier fast bowler sustained a back spasm during the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 in Sydney,