Ind vs Eng: Kuldeep Yadav, Dhruv Jurel para substituir Karun Nair, Akash no 4º teste

It seems a host of changes are lined up for Gautam Gambhir-coached side come the fourth Test match in Manchester. After a hard-fought game at Lord’s, India enter Old Trafford in a must-win situation. Now, every move will be ever so critical, starting with India’s Playing XI. As per reports, India are likely to tweak their side, albeit due to fitness concerns.

Pant’s injury could spell doom for Nair

India lost Rishabh Pant’s wicket-keeping services in the first innings of the Lord’s Test. He injured his left hand while gathering a wayward delivery from Jasprit Bumrah. Soon, Dhruv Jurel came in as a stand-in keeper, with Pant batting across both the innings.

Once again in the next Test, the star southpaw can participate but only as a batter. It looks like he isn’t 100% to keep wickets.

Hence, according to CricBlogger, Dhruv Jurel has to start and thus will walk in to replace a struggling Karun Nair. Despite playing all the three Tests and batting six times, Nair is yet to hit a fifty. He has gotten starts but has failed every time. Hence, Jurel can be a great option to replace Nair as a batter and Pant as a keeper.

India cannnot afford to drop Pant, who has been perhaps the best Test batter for the country since his debut. No Indian batter has a better average (44.38) and of course strike rate (74.19) than Pant since his debut.

Kuldeep Yadav to finally get a chance

CricBlogger’s report further reveals that India will finally include Kuldeep Yadav, who’s absence has been questioned by fans after every Test. The left-arm spinner will walk in place of Akash Deep, who also might not be fit enough.

More to follow….