Who should play ENG vs IND 5th Test if Jasprit Bumrah does not play?

After the Manchester Test, Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir declared that all bowlers are fit and fine to play. But the uncertainty remains over Jasprit Bumrah. Will the pacer play the England vs. India 5th Test at The Oval? If not, who can replace him from the present setup?

Before the Manchester Test, Team India got troubled because of multiple injury blows. Full-time pacers like Akash Deep and Arshdeep Singh and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy were ruled out from the match. With immediate effect, the management called up Anshul Kamboj, and he got his debut Test cap.

Before the beginning of the series, Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar said that Jasprit would play 3 out of 5 matches against England. Bumrah has already played in 3. At Old Trafford, the right-handed bowler's performance was surprisingly not up to the mark. The situation got more alarming when he touched his knee and after that, went out from the ground. Though, after taking some rest at the dugout, he stepped into the field again.

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Akash Deep or Prasidh Krishna, who has the advantage?

If Gambhir's claim is to be believed, then Akash Deep and Prasidh Krishna, who played in the series already, are ready to go for the 5th and final encounter. Now, if Bumrah is unable to play and the team needs to choose between Akash and Krishna, who will make his strides back to the playing XI?

Krishna participated in two matches of the series; his previous match was pretty underwhelming and attracted lots of criticism. In two innings at Birmingham, he got only one wicket. At Leeds, he captured a total of 5 scalps. Akash Deep also played in 2 matches, where he pocketed a total of 11 wickets, including a 10-wicket haul. At Lord's he had only one scalp under his belt.