Lord's Test, India's playing XI: Bumrah returns, but will Arshdeep also play?
While Rishabh Pant was coy about how India will approach the pitch, England captain Ben Stokes expects the track to be similar to the one used for the World Test Championship Final last month. This presents an opportunity for Arshdeep Singh to make his much-awaited Test debut. Given that Prasidh Krishna has struggled so far in England, Arshdeep seems to be the straightforward option at the moment.Irfan Pathan endorsed the inclusion of the young left-arm pacer in the playing XI to help Bumrah with the new ball."Now that Bumrah is coming back Akashdeep has to bowl with new ball from the other end. I think it's pretty straight forward as far as I'm concerned," said Pathan on X.If Arshdeep makes the cut, then one of Washington Sundar or Nitish Kumar Reddy is expected to sit out. Nitish didn't have the best of outings at Edgbaston as he failed with the bat and didn't create a lot of impact with the ball.Sundar played a good hand with the bat in the first innings and got the wicket of Stokes in the second one that tilted the match in India's favour. If India chooses to have the luxury of an extra spinner at Lord's, expect Sundar to retain his spot over Nitish.Another point of discussion will be if India will continue to trust Karun Nair or will they bring back Sai Sudharsan for the No.3 spot. Karun hasn't lit up the stage with the bat so far but has shown signs of brilliance. So, expect him to continue for atleast the third Test.ENG vs IND: India's playing XI for Lord's TestYashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar/Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.- EndsTune InMust Watch
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