India vs England Test Squad 2022: Jasprit Bumrah to lead India, Rishabh Pant named vice-captain- Check Ind vs Eng Squad, schedule

India vs England Test 2022: Jasprit Bumrah has been named the captain of the Indian squad for the delayed fifth test against England that is scheduled to begin today, July 1, 2022  at Edgbaston. The announcement was made by the BCCI on June 30, 2022 after regular Indian skipper Rohit Sharma was ruled out due to Covid-19.

Jasprit Bumrah has become the first fast bowler to lead the Indian Test Team in 35 years. The last fast bowler to lead India was Kapil Dev, India's first ODI World Cup-winning captain. Jasprit Bumrah is one of the vice-captains of the team and along with KL Rahul, who has also been ruled out of the series due to a groin injury. KL Rahul is currently recoverying from a surgery. 

NEWS 🚨 - @Jaspritbumrah93 to lead #TeamIndia in the fifth Test Match against England.@RishabhPant17 will be the vice-captain for the match.#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/ueWXfOMz1L

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 30, 2022

The wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has been named as the vice captain of the Indian team. India vs England 5th Test is scheduled to be played in Edgbaston cricket stadium in Birmingham. The India vs England test that was supposed to be held last year in Manchester was postponed  just hours before the scheduled start after a covid outbreak in the Indian camp.

💬 💬 "It's a huge honour to lead #TeamIndia."@Jaspritbumrah93 sums up his emotions as he is all set to captain the side in the 5⃣th rescheduled Test against England. 👍 👍#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/jovSLbuN7e

— BCCI (@BCCI) July 1, 2022

Rohit Sharma Tests COVID-19 for second time

Rohit Sharma who had tested positive for COVID-19 last week was given a chance to return a negative test. However, the Indian skipper tested positive for the second time on June 29th, making him unavailable for the 5th test. 

This paved the way for vice captain Jasprit Bumrah to be named captain of the Indian squad for the test match. India lead the India vs England five-match test series by 2-1.

India vs England Test 2022 Playing XI

India's Playing XI -  Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Mohd Siraj

England's Playing XI - Alex Lees, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes(c), Sam Billings(Wk), Matthew Potts, Stuart Broad, Jack Leach, James Anderson.

Rohit Sharma, Ben Foakes test COVID-19 Positive

In a major blow to India vs England Test 2022, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and England wicket keeper Ben Foakes tested positive for COVID-19. The BCCI said on June 26 that the Team India captain Rohit Sharma had tested positive for COVID-19 following a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) conducted on June 25th. The skipper is currently in isolation at the team hotel and under care of the BCCI medical team. Sharma had not taken the field on Day 3 of India's 4-day practice match against Leicestershire County Club. 

UPDATE - #TeamIndia Captain Mr Rohit Sharma has tested positive for COVID-19 following a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) conducted on Saturday. He is currently in isolation at the team hotel and is under the care of the BCCI Medical Team.

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 25, 2022

England Wicketkeeper-batter Ben Foakes  also tested positive for Covid-19 and will be missing the rest of the third test against New Zealand at Headingley. He has been replaced in England's playing XI by Sam Billings.

KL Rahul ruled out of India vs England Test 2022 Squad, Mayank Agarwal included

In a major blow to Team India, KL Rahul has been ruled out of the England tour due to a groin injury. Mayank Agarwal joined the Indian Test squad as a backup opener to replace KL Rahul. The BCCI had named Mayank Agarwal as one of the standby players for the Test squad. The other option would be Shubman Gill who was in the original Indian squad for the England series but was ruled out due to a shin injury. Rishabh Pant may be named as the vice captain of the squad in place of KL Rahul.

KL Rahul was supposed lead India in the recently concluded 5-match T20I series against South Africa. However, he was ruled out after a groin injury and Rishabh Pant was named captain of the Indian team in his place. There were hopes that KL Rahul would get well before the England test, however, he has been ruled out now. 

KL Rahul was undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy but now he is scheduled to fly to Germany for further treatment and care. 

R Ashwin rejoins Indian Squad

Indian all-rounder R Ashwin could not travel to England with the Test Team after he tested positive for COVID-19 on June 16.  However, the 35-year-old spinner joined the Indian Test squad after recovering from COVID and meeting all protocol requirements. He was named in the playing XI of India's practice match against Leicestershire. 

India vs England Test Squad 2022 

India Test Squad 2022: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Srikar Bharat (wk).

India vs England Test 2022 Schedule

Date: July 1-5

Venue: Edgbaston, Manchester

Why was India vs England final Test postponed?

India vs England 5th Test Squad was originally scheduled to be held last year but had to be postponed due to multiple COVID-19 cases in India's camp. Later, both BCCI and the England Cricket Board (ECB) mutually decided to reschedule the fifth Test in 2022, when India was already scheduled to play white-ball fixtures. India is scheduled to play 3 ODIs and three T20Is against England in July.

India vs England 2022 Schedule

Where to watch India vs England Test 2022 live streaming?

India vs England Test 2022 will be telecasted live on Sony Sports Network in India. India vs England live streaming will be available online on Sony Liv mobile app and their official website sonyliv.com.