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Team India opted to go in with four seamers and one spinner for the ongoing Edgbaston Test against England. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur are the four pace bowling options while Ravindra Jadeja has been chosen as the lone spinner. Former England captain Michael Vaughan reacted to Ravichandran Ashwin's omission from the playing XI and labelled the move as "ridiculous".
The India vs England 5th Test is about to get underway at Edgbaston in Birmingham and the tourists have been put in to bat by skipper Ben Stokes after winning the toss. India have gone in with a 4-man pace attack with Shardul Thakur playing as the fast bowling all-rounder. In a big decision India have decided leave out Ravichandran Ashwin as they have picked Ravindra Jadeja in the playing XI.
With Rohit Sharma unavailable, the Indian cricket team will rely a lot on seniors like Virat Kohli against England in the Edgbaston Test, starting on Friday. However, Kohli comes into the match on the back of an extended lean patch, which has seen him without any three-figure score since November, 2019. Former Pakistan captain went on to analyse what has gone wrong with Kohli in the last two and half years. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah will lead the Indian team in the rescheduled fifth Test with Rishabh Pant named his deputy.
The rescheduled fifth Test between India and England will get underway on Friday at Edgbaston, Birmingham and it would be interesting to see whether India are able to win the Pataudi Trophy or not. Jasprit Bumrah would be leading India after Rohit Sharma failed to recover in time after testing positive for COVID-19. The focus would also be on Virat Kohli, who has not registered a century in international cricket since November 2019.
When the Jasprit Bumrah-led Indian cricket team gets down to business against the Ben Stokes-led England cricket team in Edgbaston on Friday, there will be a lot more at stake than just the series result. India lead the contest 2-1 and even a draw would suffice to register only their fourth Test series win in England. However, there are several sub-plots that will be in focus too. The Virat Kohli vs James Anderson contest is one such sub-plot. Kohli has faced 681 balls against Anderson and has scored 297 runs in Tests against the fast bowler, who has dismissed him seven times.
The Indian cricket team got its 36th Test captain when Jasprit Bumrah was named the skipper for the Test match against England starting in Edgbaston on Friday. He was named for the top job after Rohit Sharma could not recover from COVID-19. Bumrah is the first fast bowler since the great Kapil Dev to lead India in Tests. Bumrah has been acknowledged widely as the undisputed leader of the fast-bowling group but come Friday, the challenge against Ben Stokes' side will be very different when he walks out for the toss.
India's stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah is relishing the challenge of being in "deep water" against revitalised England.
India's stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah is relishing the challenge of being in "deep water" against revitalised England. Bumrah has replaced regular skipper Rohit Sharma for the long-delayed fifth Test at Edgbaston after the opener was ruled out on Thursday with a bout of Covid-19. The fast bowler has been preferred as captain to Virat Kohli, even though the former India skipper is in the squad. Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has been named as Bumrah's vice-captain at Edgbaston.