IND vs ENG: Will Bumrah play in the fourth Test? Former player gave a surprising answer; BCCI's strategy revealed

Posted on 17th Jul 2025 by rohit kumar

Former Indian wicketkeeper batsman Deep Dasgupta believes that fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah can be seen playing in the fourth Test against England. This match will be played in Manchester on July 23. Let us tell you that after the defeat by 22 runs in the Lord's Test, Team India is trailing 1-2 in the five-match Test series.

 

What did Deep Dasgupta say?

 

Even before the start of the current series, Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill had made it clear that Bumrah would play only three Test matches on the England tour. Famous commentator Deep Dasgupta said that the fast bowler should play in the fourth Test. During this, he also mentioned the eight-day break between the third and fourth matches. The former player said on Star Sports - 'Absolutely, Jasprit Bumrah will play in the fourth Test. I have heard rumors that there were plans for him to play in the first, third, and fifth Tests. But now that India is trailing 1-2, the fourth Test becomes very important. You would want the world's best bowler to play. There is a gap of eight days between the two Test matches. It remains to be seen whether the fifth Test is still relevant after the fourth Test, but the relevance of the fourth Test is considerable.'

 

India lost by 22 runs in the Lord's Test.

 

In the Lord's Test, England won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 387 runs for 10 wickets in the first innings. For them, Joe Root scored 104, and Jamie Smith and Brydon Carse scored 51 and 56 runs respectively. After this, India also scored 387 runs for 10 wickets. From their side, KL Rahul scored 100, Rishabh Pant scored 74, and Ravindra Jadeja scored 72 runs. In the second innings, England scored 192 runs for the loss of 10 wickets and set a target of 193 runs in front of India, which the Indian team could not achieve and was all out for a score of 170.

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