The crowd gathered at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium to witness the iconic clash between India and Pakistan in the 2025 Champions Trophy broke into loud cheers as Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah was spotted on the ground.
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Currently nursing a back injury sustained during the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia earlier this year, Bumrah is not part of the Champions Trophy squad of India. Reaching Dubai on Sunday morning, Bumrah was present in the stadium to collect the ICC awards he won in 2024. Bumrah won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for men’s cricketer of the year 2024 and was also named the test cricketer of the year 2024.
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Bumrah also met the Indian players who were doing their drills after arriving at the stadium. It was a happy surprise for the Indian players and skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli gave their teammate a warm hug.
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Recently, his wife Sanjana Ganesan, who works with ICC, gave an update about Bumrah’s injury. “He is okay. He is training at the NCA,” Sanjana said when Bangladeshi player Mehdi Hasan Miraz questioned her about Bumrah during a shoot.
India will be against arch-rivals Pakistan in the second group game of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. It is a must-win game for Pakistan after losing the opening game to New Zealand while India will be looking to solidify their position into the semi-finals with a second win in a row after defeating Bangladesh in their opening fixture.