WATCH: Expert panel makes surprising changes in India's playing XI ahead of ENG vs IND third Test at Lord's

Only a few hours to go before the third match of the current England vs. India 5-match Test series. Despite winning the 2nd match of the tour, Team India is expected to make some changes in the playing XI at Lord's. Jasprit Bumrah can make a return into the combination. Though, there is no confirmation from the Indian team management about the first line-up for the game starting tomorrow.

The cricket experts are also expecting some changes in the line-up. Former India keeper and batter Parthiv Patel shouts for Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah. Patel will love to see Yadav and Bumrah at the Lord's. He believes the duo can make some impact on the match to help the Blue Brigade.

Like Patel, another former India international, Deep Dasgupta also likes to see Kuldeep in the game. But he is not sure about the inclusion because of some drawbacks in the batting order. In the previous encounter, Karun Nair and Nitish Kumar Reddy did not create any notable threat against England. Despite batting brilliance from Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, and KL Rahul, Dasgupta reveals his concerns over India's batting performance. So, the management may not opt to include Kuldeep Yadav in the XI, predicts Deep.

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Varun Aaron trusting on pacers

Varun Aaron keeps his faith in the stats. As in Lord's, pace bowlers mostly dominate, so he chose to rely on seamers only. Aaron, in his opinion, did not mention any individual player's name. He shows his trust completely over the fast bowlers.

According to some fresh reports, the surface of Lord's for the ENG vs. IND 3rd match can get a good amount of grass so that the pacers can get some help from it, unlike the flat surface of Edgbaston, where Gill and Co. made runs for fun. 

Watch experts opinion here

Kuldeep Yadav makes it to the Playing XI at Lord’s, and the expert panel’s got thoughts!

Parthiv Patel backs the Bumrah-Kuldeep combo as a game-changer, while Deep Dasgupta & Varun Aaron believe an extra spinner could be the X-factor at the iconic venue. 🎯#ENGvIND 👉 3rd TEST… pic.twitter.com/9ZdzMc4gtL

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