test cricket sensation: kohli’s shocking absense, jadeja’s comeback and bumrah’s record-breaking triumph in 3rd test

Team India announced for the last 3rd tests against England. Kohli and Shreyas were out of the team for the remaining matches against England. Jadeja Rahul returned for the tests. Bumrah will also be playing remaining matches because of his record breaking performance. Pacer Akash Deep has received a maiden Test call up in the 17-member squad for test against England.

Who all are playing remaining matches against England? Why Virat kohli is not playing matches? Will Siraj return? Where will be 3rd test played and what’s the date for the Match? For such information do check out the given article covering topics as written below –

Which player is out of the team for the 3rd test?

Team India was announced on Saturday for the last 3 tests against England. Virat Kohli
and Shreyas Iyer have been left out of the 17 Members of the team. The senior selection committee has decided to select Akash Deep for the remaining three test matches. Avesh Khan is out. The selection committee believes that playing in the Ranji Trophy would be a better source of excitement than sitting on the bench with the Test team. Akash will get a chance to improve with the senior team.

Who all returned in test matches against England?

Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul have returned. On the other hand, Jasprit Bumrah will also play the remaining 3 matches of the series. The board informed that the
participation of Jadeja and KL Rahul is subject to fitness clearance from the BCCI medical team. Earlier it was being said that due to workload management, he could be given rest from 2 tests. The last 3 Tests will be played in Rajkot, Ranchi and Dharamshala.

Is Virat Kohli playing the 3rd test against England?

Kohli had demanded BCCI to extend the break. According to media reports, the BCCI
Selection Committee meeting was held on Friday evening. Even before this meeting,
Kohli had informed BCCI about his availability. Kohli played his last match against Afghanistan on 17 January 2024. He could not play the first 2 matches of the series due to personal reasons, now he will not play the last 3 matches also. For the first time in his career, Virat will not play any match of any home test series.

Why is Kohli missing the Test series?

India batsman Virat Kohli has been ruled out of the remaining three tests of their fivematch home series with England for personal reasons, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Saturday. Kohli pulled out of the first two tests, also for personal reasons. Virat Kohli is completely out of the series. He could not play in the first two Tests due to family reasons.

Rahul and Jadeja returning for the 3rd test?

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and batsman KL Rahul, who were out of the second Test,
returned to the team. Both could not play the second match after getting injured in the
first test. However, BCCI also said that only if both remain fit, they will be included in the
playing 11. The board informed that the participation of Jadeja and KL Rahul is subject to fitness clearance from the BCCI medical team.

Why is Shreyas Iyer not playing the 3rd test?

Middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer will also not be able to play in the next three Test
matches. Iyer is out due to injury. The National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru will monitor his progress going forward. While playing forward defence, Iyer had complained of stiffness in the back and pain in the groin area. However, BCCI has not revealed anything about Iyer’s injury. In such a situation, it is being said that he has been dropped due to poor form. Shreyas also out of the series.

Shreyas Iyer has been kept out of the team due to back pain. He complained of back pain after the second test. However, some reports have claimed that Iyer has been dropped due to poor performance. He could not do anything special in the first two tests. He could not score a single fifty in 4 innings.

Who are the fast bowlers for team India in the 3rd test?

Bumrah will play the entire series, Siraj will also return. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah,
who has taken 15 wickets in the first two Tests, will play the entire series. He has been playing international cricket continuously since the ODI World Cup in October, November last year. Before the tournament, he was out for 18 months due to injury. In such a situation, reports were coming that he was given rest keeping his fitness in mind.

On the other hand, Mohammad Siraj, who could not play the second test, returned to the team. Pacers’ Akash Deep was also included in the squad, while Madhya Pradesh’s Avesh Khan was released to play the Ranji Trophy.

Bumrah’s six wickets spell in 2nd test against England?

In the second Test match against England, Bumrah was awarded the title of Player of the Match for his lethal bowling. He sent legendary batsmen like Joe Root, Pope, Ben Stokes to the pavilion. Bumrah’s dangerous spell was also discussed in the English media. His bowling was appreciated not only by the Indians but also by the foreign media.

English media praised Bumrah As it was too big a mountain to climb, Jasprit Bumrah took three more wickets on the second day to add to his world-class second Test-defining six-wicket haul, wrote the Daily
Mail. With this, India created history by defeating England by 106 runs.

How did Bumrah create history by his performance in the 2nd test against England?

Bumrah, who led India to victory in the second Test, has become the number one Test bowler in the world. In the latest rankings released by the ICC on Wednesday, he achieved the first position, leaving behind Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. Now Ashwin has reached third position with the loss of two places. Bumrah has become the first bowler to reach number one in all formats of cricket. He is the first Indian bowler to reach number one in the Test rankings.

Other players available for the 3rd test against England?

Rajat Patidar and Sarfaraz remain in the team. Rajat Patidar, who made his debut in the second Test, also managed to retain his place in the team. Sarfaraz Khan is also included in the squad along with him. With Shreyas and Kohli out of action, now one of these two may get another chance in the third test. If Team India decides to field one of the two pacers, then both Rajat and Sarfaraz can play the third test.

Team for the 3rd test match?

India’s squad for the 3rd tests

Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar and Akash Deep.

Note: *Rahul and Jadeja will be able to play the match only after being declared fit.

Dates for the test matches against England in 2024?

The team is tied at 1-1 in the test series. The 5 Match Test series is tied at 1-1. England
won the first match in Hyderabad by 28 runs. Whereas India won the second match in Visakhapatnam by 106 runs. The third Test will be played in Rajkot from 15 February. The fourth Test will be held in Ranchi from 23 February and the 5th Test will be held in Dharamshala from 7 March.

Test history of India against England?

India won the last series at home 3-1

The last Test series between India and England took place in England during August 2021.The 5 test series was drawn 2-2. At the same time, the last series between the two in India took place in February 2021, this 4-Test series was won by India 3-1.

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