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.

VRV Singh praised Bumrah for the way he has made a comeback after the injury but also expressed concern over the latest one.

The India pacer has already consulted New Zealand-based orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Rowan Schouten, who operated his back in 2023.

Legend Sunil Gavaskar has backed star bowler Jasprit Bumrah as a future captain of the Indian Test team. This comes after Bumrah's phenomenal showing in the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, where he took 32 wickets from five matches and was declared Player of the Series.

With India set to announce their squad for the ICC Champions Trophy soon, here are some important considerations the selectors will have to make.

Despite poor run with bat Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be forming the core of Indian batting. There is also concerns over the availability of pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami.