 "Prasidh Krishna was dropped by India at Lord's after two poor matches. Image: AP")
Akash Deep retained his place in the Indian attack for the third Test against England at Lord’s after his heroics at Edgbaston as Prasidh Krishna was dropped in favour of Jasprit Bumrah, who returned to action after sitting out of the second Test due to his workload management.
England won the toss for the third consecutive match on Thursday, with Ben Stokes opting to bat for a change after fielding at Headingley and Edgbaston.
India, England make one change each at Lord’s
Both teams made one change each to their lineup, with senior pacers Bumrah and Jofra Archer returning for India and England, respectively. Bumrah’s availability for the Lord’s Test was confirmed by India captain Shubman Gill during the post-match interview at Edgbaston following his team’s massive 336-run win.
At toss, Gill said that he did not mind the coin not falling in his favour as the visitors were hoping to bowl first.
“I was confused what to do till this morning. I would have bowled first. There would be something for the bowlers in the first session. Everyone chipped in and that’s what the discussion was about. The bowlers are feeling confident, wasn’t easy to pick 20 wickets on that (Edgbaston) wicket. I am feeling great, as a batter you expect to be in the middle of the situation and batting. We have one change - Bumrah for Prasidh,” Gill said.
India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir