No Shubman, no Bumrah, no KL Rahul at nets ahead of must-win 4th Test

NEW DELHI: India's mentation for the important 4th Test against England astatine Old Trafford began nether overcast skies and down closed doors successful Manchester, arsenic rainfall forced the squad indoors.

The archetypal nett league of the week was optional, and respective cardinal players, including Shubman Gill and KL Rahul, did not instrumentality part.As TimesofIndia.com reported, six players — India skipper Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, and Nitish Kumar Reddy — skipped the indoor session.

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The remainder of the squad reported to the Old Trafford Cricket Ground astir 1 PM section clip contempt persistent rain. Media was not allowed wrong the venue, and nary visuals were released from the indoor nets.

While the league was optional, the lack of immoderate of India’s frontline names raised a fewer eyebrows — peculiarly with India trailing the bid 1-2 and the Old Trafford Test being a important lucifer for Gill and his men.Meanwhile, India’s fast-bowling section has been deed with caller concerns.

After left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh sustained a manus wounded earlier, TimesofIndia.com has learnt that Akash Deep — India’s standout performer astatine Edgbaston — is present a doubtful starter for the 4th Test.

Akash is reportedly struggling with a recurring backmost contented that resurfaced during the Lord’s Test, wherever helium had trouble completing his spells successful the 2nd innings.

With some Arshdeep and Akash Deep apt unavailable, the squad absorption has called up Haryana pacer Anshul Kamboj arsenic cover. The right-arm pacer has been making waves successful home cricket and present finds himself successful the premix for a imaginable Test debut.Despite skipping the optional nets, TimesofIndia.com understands that India's gait spearhead Jasprit Bumrah volition beryllium acceptable and disposable for the 4th Test.Bumrah had been rested for the 2nd Test astatine Edgbaston arsenic portion of a workload absorption plan.The 4th Test betwixt India and England is scheduled to statesman connected July 23 astatine Old Trafford, Manchester.