Selection Gamble? India Opt for Four Changes in Must-Win 5th Test against England

Check out the article to know more about the changes made by the Indian team ahead of the 5th Test match against England at the Kennington Oval, London.

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Ahead of the final Test match against England, at the Kennington Oval, London, the Indian team has made a few changes. Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah is not available for the fifth Test because of workload management. So, Akash Deep is included in his place. The pacer was ruled out of the fourth match due to injury.

India will also miss wicket-keeper batter and vice-captain Rishabh Pant in the match as he suffered a foot fracture in the previous match. Dhruv Jurel, who was the substitute keeper, will replace him. Moreover, Prasidh Krishna and Karun Nair come in for Anshul Kamboj and Shardul Thakur.

This is the last of the 5-match Test series where India are trailing 1-2. The Men in Blue will have to win the match to level the series, as any other result will help England seal the series.

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel(w), Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj

Ben Stokes ruled out of the 5th Test against India

The hosts have made a few changes to their team. Captain Ben Stokes is ruled out of the fifth Test match against India due to a shoulder injury. The all-rounder had been in great form, winning matches for his team. Even in the last match, he scored 141 runs and claimed a six-wicket haul. Despite the match ending in a draw, he was awarded the Player of the Match trophy.

Apart from Stokes, England have also made a few other changes. Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue, Jamie Overton, and Jacob Bethell are included in the team in place of Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, and Brydon Carse for the final match.

England XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue

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