Before the Test series began, the BCCI had confirmed that Bumrah would feature in only three matches to manage his workload. Head coach Gautam Gambhir backed the plan, choosing to rest the pace spearhead for the second Test in Birmingham, despite growing calls to retain him after his sensational performance in the series opener at Leeds.

Captains Ben Stokes and Shubman Gill have downplayed the tensions between their England and India teams and regard them as a normal part of big series.

Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has played the Headingley and Lord’s Tests in the ongoing tour of England and had been rested for the second Test at Edgbaston as part of his workload management policy.

India batter Karun Nair scored only 131 runs after playing three matches in the ongoing series against England.

The sanction, enforced under Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct and WTC playing conditions, has seen England slip from second to third in the WTC standings. Sri Lanka leapfrogged them into second

The fourth Test match between India and England will be played at the Old Trafford ground in Manchester from July 23 (IND vs ENG 4th Test Date). After three matches, England is leading the series 2-1.

LONDON (Reuters) -After missing four years of test duty due to injury, England speedster Jofra Archer is keen to make up for lost time and says he wants to play the final two tests against India and prove he deserves a place in the squad for the Ashes series in Australia.

England's margin of victory in the third Test against India is the narrowest in terms of runs at Lord's. The previous lowest was Australia's 43-run victory against England in 2023. It is also India's fourth lowest margin of defeat in men's Tests.