India captain Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the rescheduled fifth Test against England beginning on Friday and seamer Jasprit Bumrah will lead the side instead, the touring team said on Thursday. Bumrah will lead the side with wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant as his deputy.
Mayank Agarwal has joined the squad as cover but India have yet to decide who will be Shubman Gill’s opening partner in Rohit’s absence. Coach Rahul Dravid has said they have two more options in stumper-batsman KS Bharat and top-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara.
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India are 2-1 up in the series which could not be completed last year because of COVID-19 cases in the India camp ahead of the final match at Old Trafford.
Pitch Report: The Edgbaston Stadium has been historically good for batters and the average 1st innings total in the longest format of the game is 307 while the average 2nd innings total is 320. The average 3rd innings total is 244 while the 4th innings total is 152. Seamers will get the support they seek as conditions are conducive for swing.
Weather Report: As per weather.com, temperatures will hover around 19° Celcius on Friday. The sky will be cloudy during the day and there are chances of showers. The chances of rain stands at 36 percent during the day. Hence, the Day 1 of the 5th Test might be affected by inclement weather. Humidity levels will be around 69 percent during the day.
ENG Probable Playing XI: Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes(c), Sam Billings(w), Matthew Potts, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, James Anderson
IND Probable Playing XI: Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Mohammed Siraj
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