India vs England: India Announce Squad For Last Two Tests

IND vs ENG: The England Tour of India series has generated good interest among the viewers due to two strong teams competing for a spot in the World Test Championship finals. The series is leveled 1-1 and the result primarily lies on the pitch prepared by the curator of Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad. With the departure of Moeen Ali, the spin attack of the visitors does not have enough experience. With the likes of Ashwin and Axar, the Indian team will be upbeat ahead of the third test match and would look to maintain the same form.

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Umesh Yadav replaces Shardul for the Last Two Tests 

The Indian team announced its squad for the last two tests. The bowler, Shardul Thakur has been released from the squad and allowed to play Vijay Hazare Trophy for Mumbai. Umesh Yadav is said to replace him in the squad after his final fitness assessment. The all-rounder, Ravindra Jadeja could not recover from the thumb injury he sustained during the test match against Australia earlier this year. The selection committee picked bowlers like Ankit Rajpoot, Sandeep Warrier, Krishnappa Gowtham, Saurabh Kumar as the net bowlers. While Rahul Chahar and KS Bharat are chosen to be standbys for the last 2 test matches. The batsmen, Priyank Panchal and Abhimanyu Eswaran were released to play Vijay Hazare Trophy.

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What can be the bowling combination for India in the 3^rd Test?

The Indian bowling unit had been quite effective in the Australia series and is riding on a good form of Ashwin whose consistency has helped the team to clinch key moments of the game. While Axar and Kuldeep proved to be a good support to him by keeping things tight at the other end. The pace bowler, Ishant Sharma, and Siraj were impressive in their short stint in the 2^nd Test. This time around, it will be a pink ball test match and one spinner can make way for the seamer. It is most likely that Jasprit Bumrah will return to the squad and replace Kuldeep Yadav. The pink ball has a tendency to generate movement when the evening approaches, and the inclusion of seamers will be beneficial for the team.

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