India pacer Jasprit Bumrah reportedly fit for third Test against England

Sudhir Gupta 17:23 14/08/2018
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  • While the Test series against England might not be going according to plan for India, the visitors are set to be handed a boost for the third Test as pacer Jasprit Bumrah gets ready to return from his injury layoff.

    The 24-year-old fast bowler has been out of action for some time now due to a thumb injury he sustained in the second T20 against Ireland in Dublin earlier this summer. After being ruled out of the limited-overs clashes against England, Bumrah was named in the squad for the first three Tests as he continued to nurse his thumb injury.

    The pacer expectedly did not feature in the first Test and missed out on the second at Lord’s too despite being ‘bowling fit’ according to the team management.

    Now, the Mumbai man is expected to feature in the third Test at Trent Bridge which gets underway on August 18.

    According to a report by the Times of India, Bumrah is likely to be fit for the third Test and could replace Kuldeep Yadav in the line-up depending on the conditions on offer at Trent Bridge.

    Rishabh Pant looks set to replace Dinesh Karthik in the third Test.

    Rishabh Pant looks set to replace Dinesh Karthik in the third Test.

    The report further goes on to add that wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik’s head could be on the chopping block with young Rishabh Pant being touted to replace the senior at Trent Bridge.

    20-year-old Pant had a stupendous IPL campaign for Delhi Daredevils before some impressive showings for India ‘A’ in their recent tour of England. Following the injury to Wriddhiman Saha, Pant was given a maiden Test call-up to the India Test squad for the first three Tests as back up to Karthik.

    With Karthik’s continued failure to perform with the bat so far on the tour, Pant could now be set to make his Test debut for India at Trent Bridge.

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