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IND vs ENG: Why is Arshdeep Singh not playing in 5th Test match against England?

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Last updated on Jul 31, 2025 05:12 PM
IND vs ENG: Why is Arshdeep Singh not playing in 5th Test match against England?

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IND vs ENG 5th Test: The last and fifth match of the ongoing five-match Test series between England and India has started today, Thursday, 31 July, at Kennington Oval, London. In the match, host England has won the toss and decided to bowl.

At the same time, both the teams have made changes in their playing eleven for this match. While England has made four changes, India has also made three changes for this Test match. However, despite these changes, Arshdeep Singh has not got a chance to play in the match. So let's know why he is not playing in this match?

Know why Arshdeep Singh is not playing in the test match against England?

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Let us tell you that at the time of toss, Indian captain Shubman Gill did not give any specific reason, just said that the management has made three changes. Jurel, Karun and Prasidh have been included in place of Pant, Shardul and Bumrah. There was no place for Arshdeep Singh.

Gill further said - This should be a good pitch for the bowlers. We expect to win every match, we have come close to victory and now an additional lead of 5-10% is expected, the players will put in their best efforts. We will try to score good runs in the first innings.

Playing 11 of both teams for IND vs ENG Test match

India Playing 11 vs England – Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj.

England Playing 11 vs India– Jack Crowley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Britt, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue.

Also Read: Why is Jasprit Bumrah not playing the fifth Test against England?

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