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IND vs ENG LIVE – India Playing XI Edgbaston Test: Cheteshwar Pujara is all set to open for Team India as he will partner Shubman Gill in the fifth Test match. Surprisingly, Ravichandran Ashiwn has been left out of the side with Shardul Tahkur making the Playing XI. Follow India tour of England LIVE Updates and Scores on InsideSport.IN.

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India (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah(c)

India have opted to go with one spinner rather than two as Shardul Thakur gets the nod
There was no place for KS Bharat and Mayank Agarwal despite being called up late
Currently, the visitors lead the series 2-1 after last year’s postponement of the series
Jasprit Bumrah will lead the team in Rohit’s absence.

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India Playing XI Edgbaston Test: The playing XI for the MATCH has become some sort of RIDDLE.

Ashwin misses out: Ravichandran Ashwin will have to sit out of the Test match. According to previous information from the team India camp, Ravichandran Ashwin looked set to play the rescheduled final game of the series. He wasn’t considered for any of the four Tests in England last year under the previous team management led by Ravi Shastri

The conditions have prompted current head coach Rahul Dravid and stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah to consider the wily off-spinner in the playing XI this time.

Sources told InsideSport that Ashwin will be partnering Ravindra Jadeja as the Indians are likely to go in with two spinners and three pacers.

The spin duo, with 684 wickets between them, have played just four Tests together outside the subcontinent.

“Ash was… a bit of a concern because he had Covid but he came to the practice game and we got some bowling out of him. He pulled through really well in the nets… He’s fit,” Dravid said on Wednesday.

Pujara gets the nod to Open – The bigger riddle is who would be Shubman Gill’s opening partner?

The indications from the team management is that Cheteshwar Pujara got the nod to OPEN for India in the match.

Dropped from the side because of poor form after the South Africa tour, Pujara has forced himself in with tonnes of runs during his stint with Sussex in the County Championship.

“It’s not very different batting at No.3 or opening, it’s not a huge difference,” Dravid indicated of Opening role for Pujara.

India Playing XI (probable): 1 Shubman Gill, 2 Cheteshwar Pujara/Mayank Agarwal, 3 Hanuma Vihari, 4 Virat Kohli, 5 Shreyas Iyer, 6 Rishabh Pant (wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Shardul Thakur/ R Ashwin, 9 Mohammed Shami, 10 Mohammed Siraj, 11 Jasprit Bumrah (capt.)

DECISION 1: DONE – Rohit Sharma is unavailable

Rohit Sharma has been officially ruled out of the 5th Test which could have been his first assignment as a Test captain in SENA country.
He is yet to return a negative RT-PCR result after testing positive again on Thursday.
As a precaution, Rohit is still in isolation.

Decision 2: DONE – New Captain Appointment: Bumrah is the new captain

As Rohit Sharma is unavailable, the BCCI has appointed Jasprit Bumrah as the NEW-CAPTAIN for the Edgbaston Test.
Bumrah has become 7th captain to take charge of India as the regular captain has been ruled out.
List of Indian Captains in last 9 Months:

1. Rohit Sharma – India vs Sri Lanka, India vs West Indies, India vs New Zealand
2. KL Rahul – India tour of South Africa
3. Virat Kohli – India tour of South Africa, India vs New Zealand
4. Ajinkya Rahane – India vs New Zealand 1st Test
5. Rishabh Pant – India vs South Africa
6. Hardik Pandya – India tour of Ireland
7. Jasprit Bumrah – India vs England 5th Test