So we had a short turn for the third test, because India and England are ready to lock the corners at the Lord’s iconic stadium from July 10th. India without the service of Jasprit Bumrah shocked everyone when they defeated the hosts in their own game, scored more than 1000 runs and took 20 goals through both exchange.
Now the Bumrah is expected to return and play on Lord’s when the cameras captured him full tilt in the nets and eagerly improved their record at the iconic stadium. India is expected to complement the star Pacer Duem Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep, who made English dough dance on their melodies, taking 10 goals in the match to win.
However, the big question that is now heading for the match will be if India is tempted to add another Pacer to its ranks. The first paintings of the Lord’s playground showed that it was a little more on the greener side, which means that it will offer movement and pace for the pitch. England announced their line -up, with Jofra Archer is the only change.
While Rishabh Pant was Coy about how India approaches the playground, Captain England Ben Stokes He expects the track to be similar to the World Cup final last month. This represents an opportunity for Arshdeep Singho to make their debut with a highly anticipated test debut. Given that Prasidh Krishna has been fighting in England so far, Arshdeep seems to be a direct option at the moment.
Irfan Pathan approved the integration of a young left shoulder pacer into XI playing to help Bumhrah with a new ball.
“Now that Bumrah returns Akashdeep, he has to disappear with a new ball from the other end. I think it’s quite straight forward in terms of me,” Pathan said on X.
If Arshdeep makes a cut, one of the Washington Sundar or Nitish Kumar Reddy is expected to sit down. Nitish didn’t have the best of Edgbaston trips when he failed with the Ball and the ball did not create a big impact.
Sundar played a good hand with the bat in the first shifts and got the goal of Stokes in the second, which leaned the match in favor of India. If India decides to have the luxury of another spinner in Lord’s, expect Sundar to keep his place above Nitish.
The next point of the discussion will be, if India continues to trust Karun Nair or bring back Sai Sudharsan to the place of No. 3. So expect at least the third test.
ENG VS India plays XI for Lord’s test
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kl Rahul, Karun Nair, SHUBMAN GILL (C), RISHABH PANT (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar/Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Jaspriit Bumrah, Mhamed Sirj.
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Published on:
9 July 2025
Tune
