IND VS ENG: Bumrah Released, Rahul Ruled Out, BCCI Confirms for 4th Test

India’s vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah has been granted leave from the Test squad ahead of the fourth match against England led by Ben Stokes, confirmed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday. Additionally, the BCCI has announced that wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul will not be available for the 4th Test of the five-match series. Rahul’s participation in the final Test match in Dharamsala is contingent upon his fitness. Pacer Mukesh Kumar, who was released from the squad for the third Test in Rajkot, has rejoined the squad in Ranchi.

IND VS ENG 4th Test at Ranchi

With KS Bharat donning the wicketkeeping gloves for Rohit Sharma’s Team India in Hyderabad, Rahul was included in the Indian XI as a key batter for the series opener. Rahul made a solid contribution, scoring 86 off 123 balls in the 1st Test against England at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. However, the former India vice-captain was sidelined for the 2nd Test due to a quadriceps strain. Subsequently, Rahul was ruled out of the 3rd Test against England after achieving only 90 percent match fitness.

Rahul will continue his rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, hosts India are also missing former skipper Virat Kohli for the remainder of the five-match Test series. Despite the absence of Rahul and Kohli in Rajkot, the Indian team displayed their depth of talent by convincingly defeating England. Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin reached a milestone, claiming his 500th Test wicket, while youngsters Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel impressed on their debuts for the hosts in Rajkot.

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India’s revised squad for the 4th Test includes: Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Devdutt Padikkal, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep.