India v England - 4th test

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When: India vs England, 4th Test, March 4-8, 2021, 09:30 IST; 04:00 GMT

Where: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
 

India

There will be at least one enforced change because of Bumrah's absence. While Mohammed Siraj has mostly been excellent since debuting in Australia, Umesh Yadav's mastery of home conditions -- a stunning strike-rate of 45.7 -- should see the fit-again 33-year-old back in the XI for the first time since Boxing Day. Despite his scant participation with the pink ball, Washington Sundar's batting abilities could continue to keep Kuldeep Yadav out of the XI.

Probable XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav

England

England have a clean bill of health for the final Test of the series and, with a drawn series up for grabs, are likely to pick their best available team after the rotation of the previous three matches. One change is almost certain, with Dom Bess set to come into the side in place of Stuart Broad to provide another spin option, but that could be the only change. Despite the struggles of the batsmen in the last two Tests, the lack of proven, in form alternatives in the touring party means England may opt to stick with the same top six that played in the third Test.

Probable XI: Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Ben Foakes (wk), Dom Bess, Jack Leach, Jofra Archer, James Anderson

 

Source: cricbuzz