India vs England 5th Test: India's pace-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is set to miss the fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at The Kennington Oval, London, starting on July 31. It was announced before the series that Bumrah will play three Tests in the series as part of his workload management.
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As per ESPNCricinfo, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) medial team has informed the fast bowler that the decision has been taken to manage his workload, keeping long-term goal in mind.
So far, Bumrah has bowled a total of 119.4 overs in the three Tests he played. In the Indian lineup, only Mohammed Siraj (139 overs) and Ravindra Jadeja (136.1 overs) have bowled more than him. Both Jadeja and Siraj have played all four Tests of the series so far.
Bumrah is the joint second-highest wicket-taker in the series. He has taken 14 wickets at an average of 26, including two five-wicket hauls. Siraj has taken 14 wickets but an average of 39.71, including one fifer. Only England captain Ben Stokes has more wickets (17) than Bumrah in the series.
In Bumrah's absence, Akash Deep is likely to walk into the side after missing the fourth Test due to a groin niggle. Also, India have the option to hand Test debut cap to left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh who was ruled out of the fourth Test due to an injury he suffered in the nets. Prasidh Krishna is another pacer in the squad but he has been expensive.
Another option to replace Anshul Kamboj is left-arm chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav who hasn't played a single Test in the series despite calls from several legendary players to include him in the playing XI.
India's squad for 5th Test -
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill(c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Anshul Kamboj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna, Sai Sudharsan, Narayan Jagadeesan (wk).