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Confirmed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday, India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will rejoin the team for the last Test against England in Dharamsala.
Bumrah had been rested from the fourth Test, which India won by five wickets, securing a 3-1 lead in the five-match series.
Meanwhile, due to a quadricep tendon injury, top-order batter KL Rahul remains unavailable for selection and is currently in London consulting with doctors.
“The BCCI medical team is closely monitoring him and coordinating with specialists in London for further management of his issue,” stated Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Jay Shah.
An update was also provided regarding the injured pacer Mohammed Shami, who missed the Test series due to a heel injury and recently underwent surgery.
“He is recovering well and will soon head to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru to commence his rehabilitation process,” Shah said of Shami.
India’s Squad for the Final Test: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep
