India's Predicted XI vs England, 4th Test: Who Will Replace Jasprit Bumrah As Rohit Sharma And Co. Look To Seal Series?

With a 2-1 lead in hand, India will take on England in the fourth Test in Ranchi, hoping to clinch the five-match series. However, the hosts, who have already missed key players in three matches so far, will be without the services of Jasprit Bumrah, who was released from the squad ahead of the game, starting Friday, February 23. The decision to rest Bumrah "was taken keeping in mind the duration of the series and amount of cricket he has played in recent times." Mukesh Kumar, who was released from the squad for the 3rd Test, has been added back to the team as a cover for Bumrah.

England captain Ben Stokes said that he found the appearance of the pitch in Ranchi quite deceptive as he felt it has a proper grass cover from a distance but on a closer inspection, the all-rounder found that there were several visible cracks and can be challenging for both the batting and bowling sides.

As per Stokes' description of the pitch, India might be tempted to play an extra spinner, with Axar Patel replacing Bumrah in the XI.

Here's what we think could be India's playing XI for the 4th Test vs England:

Openers: Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal

India captain Rohit Sharma silenced his doubters with a key century in the first innings of the game in Rajkot. Rohit, during a 200+ runs stand with Ravindra Jadeja, managed to bail India out of danger. He will look to get another big one in Ranchi with Virat Kohli and KL Rahul both ruled out.

Yashasvi Jaiswal made it two double centuries in as many games. The young opener lead the series scoring charts with 545 runs in six innings. He will continue to open with Rohit.

Middle-Order: Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel

Just like Rohit, Gill also did a huge favour to