In an update issued by the BCCI, team India management requested the addition of fast bowler Prasidh Krishna, who is with the squad as a standby player, into the squad for the fourth Test against England to be played at the Oval from September 2nd.
“The All-India Senior Selection Committee - based on the request of the team management - has added fast bowler Prasidh Krishna to India’s squad for the fourth Test. Prasidh, who was on the standby list has been training and travelling with Team India right from the start of the tour. The upcoming Test will be played at The Oval, London from 2nd September,” the official BCCI statement read.
The series is levelled 1-1 after India suffered a humiliating innings and 76-run loss in the third Test match at Headingley. India had taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match series after winning the second Test at Lord’s by 151 runs, in an epic performance on the fifth and final day.
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India’s squad for the fourth Test:
Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav, Prasidh Krishna
Standby player: Arzan Nagwaswalla
(BCCI inputs)
