ENG vs IND: First day of the Manchester Test stands cancelled

The change in the schedule of the 5th Test will hamper the IPL 2021 (UAE) fixtures.

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The final Test between India and England was getting on the way before it has been reported that the first day of the 5th Test has been cancelled as of now. It is not sure that when the final Test will kick off but Dinesh Karthik also tweeted on the same and stated that there will be no play at all on the first day.

It has to be noted that for the final Test, Ravindra Jadeja has been rested due to ankle strain and ace spinner Ravi Ashwin will turn up for him. It has been decided to rest Jasprit Bumrah to manage his workload and Mohammed Shami will play in his place. The rest of the team is likely to go the same as it was in the previous game.

India is keen on not changing the schedule of the match as upcoming IPL fixtures will receive a huge blow due to this change. However, it remains to be seen if the match can begin at all on Saturday or Sunday as the official word is yet awaited.

It was also reported in between that England asked India to give them a walkover in the final game so that the series will stand 2-2. However, in consultation with senior players of India, it was decided that no walkover will be given and visitors will play the game. Talking about the new addition for the 5th match, many speculated that Ravi Ashwin will get a chance at least once in the series. His absence was debated a lot in the last game too when Virat Kohli added that they went with Jadeja to maintain the right- and left-hand combination.

If India wins the final game, they will take the historic victory over England 3-1 and if the home side pulls off the final game in their favour, the series will anyway stand level. Talking about the last game, India won The Oval contest by a huge margin of 157 runs wherein bowlers brought in all the magic in the game on the second session of the final day. Rohit Sharma was declared as the player of the match for his terrific ton.

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