By Admin 
IND vs Eng Pitch Report: The five -match Test series between India and England has now reached its third place. After losing the first match, the Indian team made a brilliant comeback to Edgbaston and trampled England by 336 runs and now the series is on 1-1. The third Test match of this series will be played from July 10 on the grounds of Lord’s Maize, but before the match, the first glimpse of the pitch has created a stir.
Lords pitch stir in Indian team
Pictures of the pitch that surfaced two days before the Test to be held in the grounds of Lord’s ground is a bit worrisome for Team India. In these pictures revealed on social media, the pitch is seen covered with dense green grass, and water is also seen on it. Cricket fans and experts believe that the England team is preparing the pitch according to the fast bowlers, it may be the reason that England team can take advantage of the return of Jofra Archer.
While the batsmen were helped in Leeds and Edgbaston, this pitch of Lord’s can change the direction and condition of the match. This may also be the next bet of England’s ‘Bazball’ strategy, an attack on a pitch where there is a tough test of Indian batsmen.
Bumrah’s return
In this third Test to be held at Lord’s, India’s star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah’s return is almost decided. In the Edgbaston Test, he was rested under rotation policy and workload management. Now before the Lord’s Test, Bumrah bowled for about 45 minutes in the nets and then was seen practicing batting against throdowly and spin bowling.
Captain Shubman Gill had already indicated that Bumrah will be available for the third Test. During the practice session, he not only appeared in full enthusiasm in bowling, but was also very excited while talking to the players and media of the team. With the arrival of Bumrah, the fast attack of Indian bowling will strengthen and the famous Krishna who replaced him may have to sit outside.
Arshdeep Singh was also seen bowling in the nets for an hour, but it is believed that the main responsibility of bowling will once again be on Bumrah, Siraj and Shardul.
Will Team India land again with two spinners?
Now the biggest question is whether India will take the same team like Edgbaston with two spinners and three fast bowlers? Seeing the pitch of Lords, Nitish Reddy’s name is also in discussion as the fourth fast bowler. If the pitch is challenging for the batsmen, playing with two spinners can be risky.
The team management will have to decide how to depth the batting while maintaining the balance of the bowlers. In such a situation, the strategy of Gill and Coach Gautam Gambhir can decide the direction of this match.
The match will start from July 10
The third Test will be played at Lord’s from Thursday, 10 July. India has a chance to re -establish its dominance on this ground in history, where KL Rahul last scored a century in 2021. The series is now on par, and after this Test, the lead team will get a psychological edge in the final race.