Bumrah boost for India in fourth Test amid injuries to fast bowlers

Indian team facing injury crisis India’s long injury list has left them with the challenge of fielding a strong eleven in the fourth Test at Old Trafford versus England. Here’s a look:

- Somshuvra Laha

Mohammed Siraj, addressing the media on Monday, said: “So far, we only know that Jassi (Bumrah) bhai will play.” With Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh and Nitish Kumar Reddy ruled out due to injuries, Siraj said in Manchester that the team combination is “changing day-to-day”, but he will bowl! with the man whose workload management restricts him to only three of the five Tests.

On Monday morning, a BCCI media release said that India will go into the Test two bowlers short and that Haryana pacer Anshul Kamboj has been added to the squad. Nitish Reddy, who has a left knee injury, has been ruled out of the last two Tests. Arshdeep suffered a thumb injury in his bowling hand while trying to stop a ball on the follow at the nets. Reddy will fly home immediately.

The BCCI release added: “Arshdeep sustained an impact injury to his left thumb while bowling in the nets at a training session in Beckenham. The BCCI medical team is monitoring his progress.”