BCCI revealed on Tuesday that India’s vice-captain, Jasprit Bumrah, has been dropped from the Test squad ahead of the fourth match against England, captained by Ben Stokes. KL Rahul, a wicketkeeper-batter, has also been ruled out of the fourth Test of the five-match series, according to the BCCI. Rahul’s availability for the last Test match at Dharamsala depends on his level of fitness. After being cut from the team for the third Test in Rajkot, pacer Mukesh Kumar returned to the team in Ranchi. He is expected to start in the Playing XI instead of Bumrah, who has taken the most wickets in the series with 17.
For the first game of the series, Rahul was added to the Indian XI as a top batsman, with KS Bharat keeping wicket for Rohit Sharma’s Team India in Hyderabad. In the first Test match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium against the England Bazeballers, Rahul made 86 runs off 123 balls. Rahul, the former vice captain of India, was out for the second Test with a strained quadriceps. Rahul only achieved 90% match fitness and was therefore declared out of the third Test against England.
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Rahul will continue his recuperation at Bengaluru’s National Cricket Academy (NCA). Virat Kohli, the previous captain of the host nation, will also be absent for the duration of the five-match Test series. Despite losing Rahul and Kohli in Rajkot, India’s diminished squad outperformed England by showcasing their bench depth. The 500th Test wicket for veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was secured in Rajkot, while youthful players Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel won praise for their outstanding debuts for the home team.
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After a fantastic season in the domestic arena, Sarfaraz earned his first Test cap with a superb knock of 62 off 66 balls. In the second innings, the Mumbai batsman and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal combined to assist Team India score 430-4 in 98 overs. India set an unlikely target of 557 for England thanks to Jaiswal’s magnificent double century.
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In England’s second essay, local hero Jadeja claimed a match-winning five wicket haul after scoring a brilliant century in the first innings. India defeated England by 434 runs in the third Test, largely because to the valiant efforts of Jadeja and Jaiswal. India will play England in the penultimate game of the series on Friday at Ranchi’s SCA International Stadium Complex, having just won its largest-ever Test match.
India’s updated squad for the 4th Test vs England: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (Wicketkeeper), KS Bharat (Wicketkeeper), Devdutt Padikkal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep.
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