IND vs ENG / Relief news for Team India, this star player of England is out of the test series

Zoom News : Feb 11, 2024, 05:37 PM
IND vs ENG: Test series is being played between India and England. The first two matches of the series have been played. Where Team India has won one match and England has won one match. Meanwhile, before the third test match, the England team has suffered a big setback. One star player of the team is out of the remaining matches of the series. This is a shock for England, but a relief news for Team India. England's bowling will suffer due to the absence of this player. This player is none other than Jack Leach. Due to injury he had to be out of the remaining matches of the series. Jack Leach could not play the second match also due to injury.

News came four days before the series

The second match of the Test series is to be played from 15 February. This match will be played in Rajkot. This could prove to be a big blow for England before this match. England already lacks spin bowlers to bowl accurate spin on Indian pitches and now the exclusion of experienced spinner Jack Leach can trouble them a lot during this series. However, Leach did not perform well with his bowling in the first match of the series. He had taken only two wickets in this match.

This player played the match in place of Leach in the second test

Jack Lees could not play in the second test match against India due to injury. In his place, Shoaib Bashir was included in the playing 11. This was the debut match for Bashir. He also impressed with his bowling in this match. Where he also took his first international wicket as Indian captain Rohit Sharma. Bashir had taken a total of three wickets in this match. After Jack Lees's exit, the England team has not announced any replacement.

England test team:

Jack Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (c), Ben Fox (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson, Mark Wood, Ollie Robinson, Daniel Lawrence, Gus Atkinson.

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