The fourth match of the five-match Test series between India and England will be played in Ranchi from 23 February.
Jasprit Bumrah Released from the Indian squad for 4th Test: The fourth match of the five-match Test series between India and England will be played in Ranchi from 23 February. Team India has taken a 2-1 lead in the series by winning by 434 runs in the third Test match played in Rajkot. Meanwhile, a few days before the start of the fourth Test match, India has suffered a big setback. BCCI has released Jasprit Bumrah from the fourth test match. Also, KL Rahul will not play the fourth test.
This is why Jasprit Bumrah is not playing the fourth test match
Jasprit Bumrah has been seen performing brilliantly so far in the Test series against England. He also won the title of Player of the Match in the second test match. The management has taken the decision to release Bumrah from the fourth Test considering his workload. Because the duration of the series is quite long and recently he has been playing cricket for a long time.
KL Rahul was a part of the first Test match against England, but then he got injured and was ruled out of the second and third Test matches. The news of KL Rahul playing in the fourth test was coming out. But BCCI has also confirmed the exclusion of KL Rahul.
BCCI issued an official statement and wrote, ‘Jasprit Bumrah has been released from the team for the fourth Test against England in Ranchi. This decision has been taken keeping in mind the duration of the series and the cricket he has played in recent times. KL Rahul is out of the fourth test. His participation in the final Test match in Dharamsala depends on his fitness.
Mukesh Kumar was released from the squad for the third test. Mukesh Kumar has replaced Jasprit Bumrah in the squad for the fourth test match.
Here is India’s squad for the fourth test against England
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Devdutt Padikkal, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj. , Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep