The Indian team lags out 1-2 in the 5-match Test series against England. The fourth Test will be played in Manchester from July 23 in Manchester, which would like to win an unbeatable lead in the host series by winning. Shubman Gill & Team has suffered a big shock in this ‘do or die’ match, Arshdeep Singh has been out. Doubt remains on the playing of Akash Deep.

According to the report of Indian Express, BCCI sources have confirmed that Arshdeep Singh is not available for selection in the fourth Test. During the practice, he was hurt in his finger, after which stitches also came. It was believed that Arshdeep could make his debut in the fourth Test.

Arshdeep Singh out of fourth Test

BCCI sources said, “Arshdeep Singh has a deep cut on his hand, after which it will take at least 10 days to fit them completely, the selectors have decided to include Anshul Kamboj in the team.”

26 -year -old Arshdeep Singh was hurt in an attempt to stop a shot killed by Sai Sudarshan on the net, a deep cut in his finger. After this, he also got stitches. He has not played any Test yet, but it was expected that if Bumrah would not play the fourth Test, Arshdeep can be included in the playing 11.

Doubt on the sky lamp continues

Akash Deep Singh, who took 10 wickets in the second Test, is not yet confirmed to play in the fourth Test, there is also doubt on him. The report told that he is struggling with back pain. He did not participate in India’s practice session before leaving Manchester.

In such a situation, the role of Jaspreet Bumrah becomes very important. By the way, earlier there was news that he would play the first, third and fifth Tests. But now when the fourth test is ‘do or die’. In such a situation, it will have to be seen whether Bumrah will change the plan and play in the fourth Manchester?

Team India is backward from 1-2

Under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, India had performed brilliantly in the first Test, despite England won by 5 wickets. In the second Test, Team India returned and won the match by 336 runs. In the third Test, Ben Stokes & Team won a close match by 22 runs and took a 2–1 lead. Now if England wins the fourth Test, then it will take an unbeatable lead in the series, while even if the draw is done, India’s hopes of winning the series will end.

IND vs Eng 2nd Test Score Live: The second Test of the 5 -match series is being played between India and England at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. Today, Thursday is the second day. Shubman Gill (114) and Ravindra Jadeja (41) will carry forward the Indian innings, by the end of the first day’s play, Team India had scored 310 runs after losing 5 wickets.

How will the weather be in Birmingham today

India vs England is likely to rain on the second day of the second Test, but it is very low. There may be light rain in the middle, but the match will be interrupted by it, the possibility is negligible. The temperature will be around 15 ° C. The winds can move a bit faster than the first day today, the bowler can benefit from this.

How will the pitch behave on the second day

Today, more bounces and seams can be seen than the pitch. The seam can be seen between overcast conditions. 10 overs of the beginning will be very important, Gill and Jadeja will have to be more careful at this time, because swing will also be seen at this time. As the days go ahead, the batsmen will get help.

India vs England what happened on the first day of the second Test

After winning the toss, Ben Stokes decided to bowl first. Team India made 3 changes in their playing 11, excluding Jaspreet Bumrah, Sai Sudarshan and Shardul Thakur. Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar and Akash Deep have been included.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul started the innings, Rahul was bowled by Chris Woakes by scoring 2 runs. Karun Nair, who came at number three, shared an 80 -run partnership with Yashasvi, Karun scored 31 runs and was dismissed by Bridan Cars. Shubman Gill, who came at number four, shared a 66 -run partnership with Yashasvi, Jaiswal missed out on his century and became a victim of Ben Stokes for 87 runs.

After this, the early dismissal of Rishabh Pant (25) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1) brought pressure on Team India, but Shubman Gill completed his century by playing understanding. This is Gill’s 16th International and 7th Test century. Ravindra Jadeja also supported him well and did not let the wicket fall until the day’s play was over. On the first day Gill scored an unbeaten 114 and Jadeja scored 41 runs.

Chris Woakes took the most wickets on the first day, he took 2 wickets. Bridan Cars, Ben Stokes and Shoaib Bashir got 1-1 wickets. The most expensive enthusiasm for England proved to be tongue, he spent 66 runs from an economy of 5.08 in 13 overs.