India takes on England in the fifth and final Test in Dharamsala from March 7-11. They have already won the series by winning the last three Test matches. After England’s victory in Hyderabad, India bounced back strongly. They won the second Test by 106 runs at Vizag, the third by 434 runs at Rajkot and the fourth Test at Ranchi by five wickets while chasing.
Looking ahead to the fourth test, the men in blue They lead the WTC points table. They will also be bolstered by the return of Jasprit Bumrah to the XI. Meanwhile, KL Rahul remains out of the team as he is treating his quadriceps injury and hopes to return to the IPL.
Former Indian cricket experts have been giving all sorts of opinions on the probable Indian XI for the fifth Test. There may be some changes in the playing XI but all eyes will be on Rajar Patidar.
Since his 32 on his Test debut in Vizag, he has scored poorly. In the fourth Test he scored 17 and 0 in the two innings. There is talk that Karnataka batsman Devdutt Padikkal is likely to replace him in the XI.
There is talk of a rank change in Ranchi. The curator will talk to the Indian team management before preparing the pitch, according to reports. Due to the constant rains in Dharamsala over the past few days, the curator has not had enough time to prepare the pitch.
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The next Test will be Ravichandran Ashwin’s 100th Test. It will be an emotional moment for him and all of his Indian teammates who have played alongside him. Meanwhile, in this article we predict India’s probable XI for the fifth and final Test in the north.
India plays 11 against England, fifth test, 2024
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Jaiswal will retain his place in the XI and open the batting. He has scored 655 runs in the series so far at an average of 93.57 with two double tons. His aim is to surpass Virat Kohli’s tally in the fifth Test.
Rohit Sharma(C)
Rohit will lead the team. His captaincy has been highly praised. He has already won the series as captain and will aim to finish 4-1. The captain has scored 297 runs in the series so far at an average of 37.12.
Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill will bat at three. He silenced all critics of him with his match-winning knock of an unbeaten 52 in the second innings at Ranchi. He has already scored a hundred in the series. Gill is the second most run-getter with 342 runs.
Devdutt Padikkal
There are reports that Padikkal is likely to replace Rajat Patidar in the fifth Test. The left-hander joined the Indian Test team ahead of the third Test. The lanky 23-year-old left-hander has scored 2,227 runs in 31 first-class appearances at an average of 44.54 with six centuries and 12 half-centuries. This season he has scored more than 500 runs in domestic cricket.
Ravindra Jadeja
Jadeja has been promoted to number five in the batting order because he is a crucial left-hander. The left-hander has scored 217 runs in the series so far and has taken 17 wickets. The left-arm spinner is eight short of 300 Test wickets.
Sarfaraz Khan
Sarfaraz Khan will take over at six. He scored a fifty in the two innings of his Test debut. However, in the Ranchi test he scored 14 and 1. The management is willing to give him a longer rope.
Dhruv Trevally
Horse mackerel will enter at seven. He played two key knocks of 90 and 39* in the Ranchi Test and was adjudged Player of the Match. He was praised both for his batting and keeping skills and for the way he handled himself in the Test match.
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ashwin will come in at eight. He is all set to play his 100th Test match. He will join an elite list of Indian cricketers to play 100 Test matches for the country. He has taken 17 wickets in the series so far and has crossed 100 wickets against England and 500 in total.
Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep will come in at nine. He has shown great maturity with the bat in the series and has also taken wickets with the ball. There is talk that he will be laid to rest in Dharamsala, but he should be given another chance. The Chinese bowler has taken 12 wickets in the series so far.
jasprit bumrah
Bumrah will return to the Indian XI in Dharamsala after resting from the fourth Test in Ranchi. He has so far taken 17 wickets in the series. The pacer crossed 150 Test wickets early in the series.
Mohammed Siraj
Sirah concludes India’s probable XI in Dharamsala. Siraj’s selection will mean that Akash Deep could be benched after his Test debut in Ranchi. In case he is also selected, India might have to drop Kuldeep. Siraj has taken six wickets in three Test matches so far.
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