No clarity on Jasprit Bumrah’s pace battery, new look attack for India vs England test

India’s fast bowling attack remains a mystery two weeks before the IND vs Eng -1st Test in Headingley. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj are expected to lead the attack. However, Bumrah is unlikely to play all five tests and most can play in three. In other pacers in the squad, only Sharadul Thakur depicted the 2 ‘A’ tour games before the India vs England series.

New look pace attack for India vs England

The absence of Mohammed Shami has left a gapping hole in India’s pace bowling attack. The options of Shubman Gill include Prasad Krishna, Arshdeep Singh and Akash deep bowling as well as bowling as well as Nitish Reddy and Shardul Thakur. Except Shardul, none of other options in India have played a test first in English conditions.

To add Gill and Gambhir’s crises, none of fame, Arshadeep and Akash Deep have painted for India A in the tour games. Both fame and Arshdeep scored their teams a deep run in IPL 2025, while Akash Deep also lagged behind India’s squad.

Shardul, who played an important role in the 2021/22 series, showed both India ‘A’ game. He bowled 28 overs in the first game, picked up 2/105 on a flat deck in canterbury. Overall, he has 10 wickets in English conditions, average 37.10. Nitish Reddy sent down 15 overs in the same game, in which the Tailnder Eddie Jack was rejected as his only skull.

Bumrah, Sirj and who?

Arshdeep Singh is yet to make his Test debut, which was previously played in county cricket. The selectors believe that he provides diversity to the Indian attack and can facilitate with Bumrah and Siraj. The 25 -year -old Indian squad has the only left -arm pacer and can swing the ball in both ways.

Akash Deep has been part of the Indian set-up for the last few years, which is characterized by sporadicly. In his 7 tests, he has 15 wickets, including 5 in 2 Border-Gavaskar Trophy Tests in Australia. In the options, he is the most experienced with prasad, painted in only 3.

Krishna, however, comes in some good form in the India vs England series. He was scheduled to take major wickets in IPL 2025 with 25 wickets in 15 matches. Deep, which plays for LSG, was depicted in a handful of sports after being dropped only for a poor form.

Krishna is likely to have the front runner as the third pacery, along with Arshdeep Singh, as the front runner.

India’s speed attack with Jasprit Bumrah: Mohammad Siraj, Prasad Krishna and Shardul Thakur

Who plays in Bumrah’s absence?

Coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed that Jaspreet Bumrah would not conduct all 5 tests in the India vs England series. Should Bumrah not feature, India can play both Arshdeep Singh and Prasad Krishna. Both can partnership with Mohammad Siraj.

What conditions should be facilitated, India can play an additional spinner. Kuldeep Yadav is part of the Indian team, but Ravindra Jadeja has been designed to dowtail as an all-rounder/lead spinner. Gill also chose the option to introduce both pace bowling all-rounders, which can aim to strengthen batting.

India’s speed attack without Jasprit Bumrah: Mohammad Siraj, Prasad Krishna, Arshdeep Singh and Shardul Thakur.