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With the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 Final underway at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, fans are eagerly waiting for the Indian cricket team to return to action. The Men in Blue will be back playing competitive cricket as they take on England in the highly-anticipated five-match Test series, starting from June 20.
Ahead of the high-octane series, which will see the Indian team walk out under new leadership faces with Shubman Gill being named the Test captain and Rishabh Pant serving as his deputy, they will also hope to end their extended drought of registering a series win on the English soil.
I was blown away to see the energy on the ball: Morkel on Bumrah’s return
As the team continues to toil hard ahead of series, Team India’s bowling coach, Morne Morkel shared a positive update around pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. The former Protea international said that he was “blown away” by Bumrah’s rhythm in the net sessions. It is to be noted that the 31-year-old returns in Indian colours after recovering from a back injury. However, he will have to be managed carefully in order to prolong his career.
Speaking on the sidelines of Team India’s practice session, Morkel said, "Bumrah knows how to get himself ready, he knows how to prepare. I was blown away to see the energy on the ball the last three days. That's very exciting to see. I'm happy his body is in good shape at the moment. We'll manage him with that. We'll be smart with him because he's obviously key for us, but in terms of the first three net sessions, lot to be excited watching him bowl with the Dukes ball.”
India’s squad for England Test series
Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav
