Injured Nitish Reddy, Arshdeep Singh ruled out of 4th Test against England

All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy and seamer Arshdeep Singh have been ruled out of the 4th Test match against England, India Today has learnt. Reddy, who played well in the Lord's Test match last week, copped a serious knee injury on July 20. The masthead has learnt that Reddy damaged his ligament during a gym session on Sunday and has been ruled out of the fourth Test match of the series. Arshdeep, who is yet to make his Test debut, has an injury on his bowling arm.

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While the Indian cricket team is yet to confirm the nature of the injury, it is understood that the all-rounder will not be taking any part in the series. Sources have also confirmed that seamer Arshdeep Singh, who is yet to make his Test debut, has been ruled out of the Manchester Test due to a hand injury, sustained during training. This further complicates the Indian team's problems, as they are unlikely to have the services of Akash Deep as well, who put up a match-winning performance in Birmingham.

Reddy’s injury is highly likely to disrupt the team's balance. The SRH all-rounder replaced Shardul Thakur in the second Test match. While he did not make an immediate impact in Birmingham, he was crucial in the 3rd Test match, especially with the ball, giving India top-order breakthroughs in the first innings.

The list of injuries has come as an additional concern over the team's issues related to workload management. Star pacer Jasprit Bumrah has already played 2 out of the promised three Test matches, while Mohammed Siraj is also on the brink of burnout, considering his non-stop workload in red-ball matches since 2024.

India's Existing Injuries

India were suffering from an injury crisis since the last Test match at Lord's. Rishabh Pant copped a blow on his left finger on Day 1 of the Test match and has not been able to keep wickets since. If India's drills are of any indication, then it is likely that Dhruv Jurel will don the wicketkeeper's gloves in Manchester, with Rishabh Pant playing as a full-time batter.

That change will make India's bowling short, and given the unavailability of Nitish Reddy, it will cause India massive headaches.

India Today also learnt that the team has already drafted in Anshul Kamboj in the squad. However, an official announcement has not been made. Kamboj impressed in the A games with his impeccable line and length, but was sent back to India, due to the presence of Harshit Rana as the injury cover in the Indian team at the time.

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In case Akash Deep is not able to play the Test match, here's how the Indian line-up might look like on Wednesday, July 23.

KL Rahul, Yashaavi Jaiswal, Karun Nair/Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Kuldeep Yadav/Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna/Shardul Thakur.

India's updated squad for England tour:

Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wk) (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Kuldeep Yadav.

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Published By: Kingshuk Kusari Published On: Jul 20, 2025

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