Clarke believed that India would have won the decisive Sydney Test had Bumrah been fit to bowl in the second Australian innings. The stand-in skipper picked up an injury on the second day fo the game and was taken to the hospital for a scan.

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has high praise for player of the series Jasprit Bumrah

Michael Clarke labels 'freak' Jasprit Bumrah as 'best ever' all-format bowler. (Photo Source: Philip Brown/Popperfoto/Popperfoto via Getty Images) There have not been many bowlers who have mastered all three formats of the game.

Jasprit Bumrah's participation in the Champions Trophy 2025 is up in the air following an injury in the fifth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

In the latest update on Bumrah's injury, Hindustan Times reported that the pacer consulted New Zealand orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Rowan Schouten, who operated back in 2023, where he had a back injury. The report further stated that the surgeon is in touch with BCCI’s medical team and the selectors are expected to be informed

India's squad for the ICC Champions Trophy should be announced before the January 12 deadline. Jasprit Bumrah should make it to the squad despite injury concerns while the likes of Mohammed Shami should also return to the side.