As the countdown for the 4th Test begins, both India and England are all set to lock horns at the iconic Old Trafford stadium in Manchester. The 4th Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy is scheduled to begin on July 23rd.
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With just a couple of days left before the Test, team India reached Manchester Piccadilly Railway station on Saturday afternoon. The big question looming over India's squad is Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant's availability for the all-important game.
As India starts their preparations in Manchester ahead of the big game, let's look into the fresh squad updates from the Indian side.
Bumrah to play the 4th Test, Kamboj added to the squad
Bumrah, the spearhead of India's pace attack, is all set to play the 4th Test in Manchester. Bumrah, who has been clinical in this series so far, was rested from the 2nd Test before making a comeback at Lord's. As a part of the pacer's workload management, he will only play three out of the five Tests in this series.
Akash Deep, the other Indian pacer, is expected to be rested from the upcoming game. After his heroics at Edgbaston, where Deep took a 10-wicket haul, he did not have a very impressive outing at Lord's. The pacer was also seen in some sort of discomfort during the second innings of the 3rd Test.
The Indian vice-captain Rishabh Pant's availability remains uncertain. Pant suffered a blow to his right index finger while keeping wickets during England's first innings at Lord's. Dhruv Jurel, the other wicket-keeper in the squad, was seen having wicket-keeping drills during India's practice session in Beckenham, indicating his possible inclusion in the XI.
India A bowler Anshul Kamboj, has been added to the squad as a cover for Arshdeep Singh, who reportedly suffered a blow to his bowling hand during a practice session.
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- Bumrah set to play the 4th Test.
- Akash Deep is likely to be rested for the 4th Test.
- Kamboj has joined the Indian team. pic.twitter.com/c0KX4zrSrg
India is currently trailing 2-1 in the series, and has a do-or-die situation in front of them. The side will have to bring their A game to display to make a comeback and level the series.