Staff India batter Karun Nair returned to the facet’s taking part in XI for the fifth and remaining Take a look at of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy towards England. The essential encounter commenced at The Oval, London, on Thursday, July 31.
The Take a look at collection opener at Headingley, Leeds, marked Karun’s return to India’s Take a look at workforce after an eight-year hole. He had an underwhelming comeback outing, registering scores of 0 and 20 whereas batting at No. 6.
The 33-year-old was promoted to the No. 3 spot for the following two fixtures. Whereas he bought off to spectacular begins, he didn’t convert them into large scores.
Karun completed with scores of 31 and 26 at Edgbaston, Birmingham, within the second Take a look at. He was dropped from the facet after the third fixture, the place he scored 40 and 14.
The home cricket veteran has been handed one other alternative to show his value. He has 131 runs to his title throughout six innings at a median of 21.83 within the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
The fifth Take a look at is a must-win for India as they appear to degree the collection. England at present have a 2-1 lead and can elevate the trophy by securing a win or a draw at The Oval.
Karun Nair and three others added to India’s taking part in XI as Shubman Gill and Co. make 4 modifications for ENG vs IND 2025 fifth Take a look at
India made 4 modifications to their taking part in XI for the fifth Take a look at. Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel, Akash Deep and Prasidh Krishna got here in for Shardul Thakur, Rishabh Pant, Anshul Kamboj and Jasprit Bumrah.
Pant was dominated out of the encounter on account of a foot fracture. Bumrah, however, was rested as a part of his workload administration. In the meantime, England received the toss and selected to subject first.
Listed below are the 2 taking part in XIs:
IND: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel(w), Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj
ENG: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue
Edited by Aditya Suketu Desai
