India Playing 11 vs England 4th Test: Before the fourth Test starting in Manchester from July 23, the picture of Team India’s playing XI is still not clear. Pacer Akash Deep is not fully fit, in such a situation Anshul Kamboj can get a chance to debut. All -rounder Nitish Reddy is out of the entire tour, while Arshdeep Singh is also struggling with the problem of fitness. Karun Nair will remain intact or Sai Sudarshan will get a chance, a final decision is yet to be made.
Team India conducted its first outdoor training session on Monday before the fourth Test. During this, fast bowler Akash Deep bowled lightly, but did not appear to be completely fit. He has been struggling with Grin injury (thigh injury) since Lord’s Test. He bowled under the supervision of coach Morne Morkel.
After this, Akash Deep stood on the sideline just like the audience, Arshedeep Singh was also seen with him, who has already been out due to a hand injury. If Akash Deep also did not fit, then as the third fast bowler with Jaspreet Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj, the team will have to choose one of the famous Krishna or Anshul Kamboj.
Anshul Kamboj of Haryana, who was associated with the team as Arshadeep’s cover, was included in the team on Monday. This means that they can get a chance to debut. Kamboj bowled fast in the nets for about an hour. Siraj, Bumrah, famous and Shardul Thakur were also bowling with him. Kamboj also batted lightly, which also indicated that he could be an all -rounder option in place of Nitish Reddy.
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Siraj bowled aggressively during the practice session, especially against Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant. At the same time, Bumrah came on the field and bowled, because the practice pitch was a little slippery.
Rishabh Pant got fit, what will the manchester test play?
All eyes were also on Rishabh Pant during the Net session, he did not keep the Lord’s Test as he got hurt in his finger on the first day of the second Test. When he was batting on the fifth day, Jofra Archer was having pain while facing the balls. But in this training session, Pant kept keeping without any hassle and also batted for about an hour. Pant batted comfortably against Siraj, Kamboj and famous and did not show any problem.
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Karun Nair or Sai Sudarshan? What will be the chance?
There is also a discussion about the place of Karun Nair. However, he batted well in practice. At the same time, Sai Sudarshan also played with full confidence in the nets and also did a catching practice in the slip. It is believed that he can replace Nair. After Nitish Reddy returned to India, Yashasvi Jaiswal was also seen doing catching practice in slip.
India’s updated team for Manchester Test: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rishabh Pant (Vice -captain/Wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Abhimanyu Ishwar, Karun Nair, Rabindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurlel (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammed Sirj, Akash Deep, Akash Deep, Akash Deep, Kulpadeep Yadav
England’s playing XI for Manchester Test: Zack Crowley, Ben Docket, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (Captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Liam Dawson, Chris Woakes, Bridan Cars, Jofra Archer.
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