The fourth match of the 5 Test series released between India and England will be played from July 23 at the Old Trafford ground in Manchester. This match will be like a do or die for India because after the defeat in Lord’s Test, the team is now lagging behind in the series. Although Team India was not going to make any major changes, the injuries have forced coach Gautam Gambhir to reshuffle team combinations.
Pant’s injury, Jurael will get a chance
In Lord’s Test, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant suffered a hand injury when he was trying to catch a fast ball from Bumrah. He was then removed from the back of the wicket and Dhruv Juril took the responsibility of wicketkeeping. There is speculation that Pant will be able to play only as a batsman in the fourth Test as he is not fully fit right now. In such a situation, Dhruv Jurael will once again play the role of wicketkeeper.
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This can affect Karun Nair, who has so far been able to score only 131 runs in six innings in three Tests. There has been no big innings from his bat, due to which it seems that Dhruv Jurlel will now be given a chance in playing XI.
Jurael recently performed well in the series against England Lions, where he scored 227 runs in two matches, and had an average of 75.67.
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Kuldeep Yadav will get a chance
For a long time, fans were demanding to see Kuldeep Yadav in the playing XI, and now there is news that he is going to get a chance in the Manchester Test. Kuldeep will be included in the team instead of Akash Deep, who is suffering from injury. While bowling in the fourth innings of Lord’s Test, he had a groin injury, and now problems are being told in the back.
According to reports, Bumrah and Akash Deep will not be fed together, so Kuldeep is almost certain to play. Kuldeep took 19 wickets in 8 innings in the Test series against England this year.
Arshadeep out, Anshul Kamboj joins team
Fast bowler Arshdeep Singh has been eliminated from Manchester Test due to his hand cut during practice. In his place, fast bowler Anshul Kamboj has been included in the team.
India’s possible playing XI:
1. Yashasvi Jaiswal
2. KL Rahul
3. Dhruv Jurlel (wicketkeeper)
4. Shubman Gill
5. Rishabh Pant
6. Nitish Kumar Reddy
7. Ravindra Jadeja
8. Washington Sundar
9. Kuldeep Yadav
10. Jaspreet Bumrah
11. Mohammad Siraj
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