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

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IND vs ENG 5th Test: The fifth and final Test of the series between India and England started today. This match to be played at The Oval ground in London is very important for Team India. India will have to win this match at all costs to avoid losing the series. England currently has a 2-1 lead. India has performed brilliantly on this tour under the leadership of Shubman Gill. Leeds and Lord's, the two Test matches in which the Indian team lost, were very close. Team India's batsmen showed great courage to save the Manchester Test. Indian batsmen have been in form in this series.

However, the team captained by Shubman Gill did not want to risk him and Bumrah has been rested to control his workload. Akash Deep has been included in his place, who could not play the fourth Test due to injury. At the same time, Prasidh Krishna has returned to the playing XI. Anshul Kamboj, who made his debut in the fourth Test at Old Trafford, has been dropped.

Why is Jasprit Bumrah not playing against England?

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India's star fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah has been rested due to workload management. At the same time, Anshul Kamboj also failed to impress in the last Test. In such a situation, Akash Deep has returned to the playing-11. He did not play the last match due to injury. India has come with four changes in the fifth match. Captain Shubman Gill said that Dhruv Jurel has replaced Rishabh Pant, Karun Nair has replaced Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna has replaced Jaspreet Bumrah and Akash Deep has been included in the team in place of Anshul Kamboj.

India (IND) Confirmed Playing 11 against England

1. Lokesh Rahul
2. Yashasvi Jaiswal
3. Sai Sudharsan
4. Shubman Gill(C)
5. Karun Nair
6. Dhruv Jurel(WK)
7. Ravindra Jadeja
8. Washington Sundar
9. Akash Deep
10. Prasidh Krishna
11. Mohammed Siraj

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