India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has officially been released from the Test squad ahead of the Day 2 of the fifth and final match against England at The Oval. with workload management in focus, the BCCI confirmed that Bumrah who played three out of the four previous Tests in the Anderson Tendulkar Trophy, would not feature in the series decider. His absence, though expected, would reshape India’s bowling dynamics as they aim to level the series at 2-2 now. Bumrah’s release comes at a very crucial moment; India will now be looking for the others to make an impact.
“Mr Jasprit Bumrah has been released from India’s squad for the fifth Test of the series against England.The fifth and final Test of the series is underway at Kennington Oval, London.” read the press release.
India’s updated squad for the fifth Test:
Shubman Gill (C), KL Rahul (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Kuldeep Yadav, Anshul Kamboj, Arshdeep Singh, N Jagadeesan (WK)
