ENG vs IND 2025: Nitish Kumar Reddy ruled out of remainder of series, Arshdeep Singh sidelined from fourth Test
Reddy has been ruled out of the remaining two Tests owing to a left knee injury while Arshdeep has been ruled out of the fourth Test after sustaininged an impact injury to his left thumb.
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Indian all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the ongoing five-match series against England after sustaining a left knee injury. He will be flying back to India for further assessment and treatment.
Furthermore, left-arm pacer Arshdeep has been ruled out of the upcoming fourth Test, starting in Manchester from July 23, due to an impact injury to his left thumb while bowling during a net session. Anshul Kamboj had linked up with the team in Manchester.
While Nitish will be receiving medical attention back home, the medical team of the BCCI will be monitoring the Arshdeep's recovery.
"All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the remaining two Tests owing to a left knee injury. Nitish will fly back home and the team wishes him a speedy recovery," a BCCI release said.
"Arshdeep Singh has been ruled out of the fourth Test against England at Manchester. He sustained an impact injury to his left thumb while bowling in the nets at a training session in Beckenham. The BCCI Medical Team is monitoring his progress," it added.
Speaking of series, India are currently trailing 2-1. They ended on the wrong side of the result in the series-opener at Headingley as the hosts emerged victorious by five wickets. India bounced back in style and registered an iconic 336-run win at Edgbaston in the second match on the back of an exceptional display of batting from skipper Shubman Gill. However, they lost a nail-biter at Lord's by 22 runs to concede the lead.
The visitors will be aiming to level the series at Old Trafford. The fourth Test is scheduled to get underway on Wednesday, July 23. Gill did not have a particularly good outing with the bat in the third match. A lot of focus will be placed on his batting performance and how he manages the team on the field.
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The final match of this series will be played at the Kennington Oval. The layover time will be significantly shorter between the fourth and fifth Tests.
India’s updated squad for fourth Test: Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (vc & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Kuldeep Yadav, Anshul Kamboj