The third match of the ongoing Test series between India and England will be played in Rajkot from 15 February.
The ongoing five-match Test series between India and England (ENG vs IND Test Series) has reached an exciting turn. Let us tell you that two matches of the series have been played so far and at present the Test series is tied at 1-1.
So the third match of this series will be played from Thursday, February 15 at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot. However, before this match, a very big news is coming for the Indian cricket team. If media reports are to be believed, a 30-year-old player of the Indian team may retire after this match.
This 30 year old player can retire
Let us tell you that during the third test match to be held against England in Rajkot, Indian team’s wicketkeeper batsman Kona Srikar Bharat (KS Bharat) can announce his retirement. There will be a lot of pressure on Bharat to perform in this match. It is noteworthy that after Rishabh Pant’s car accident, Bharat is continuously getting opportunities in the Test team.
But Bharat has failed miserably in capitalizing on these opportunities. Although BCCI has selected young Dhruv Jurel for the Test series against England, but due to some good statistics in domestic cricket, Bharat is being given preference in place of Jurel.
So Bharat has not been able to capitalize on these opportunities yet. If we talk about Bharat’s performance in the last four innings in Test cricket, he has been able to play only innings of 41, 28, 17 and 6 runs. However, now it remains to be seen which players the Indian team management is going to give a chance in the playing eleven in the third test match against England.
Team India’s squad for the remaining three test matches against England
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wk), KS Bharat (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akashdeep.