India started off their series against England on a negative note as they were defeated by 5 wickets at the Headinglry Cricket Ground in Leeds. They, thus, now trail by a margin of 0-1. The two sides next face each other in the second Test of the series from July 2 (Wednesday) at the iconic Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. India need to win this match to level the series, and make a strong statement, hoping for a comeback and win the series. However, reports have suggested that India will be dealt with a huge blow, as Jasprit Bumrah will not be playing the match owing to workload management issues.

According to a report by NDTV, Jasprit Bumrah is most likely to be replaced in the playing XI in the second Test by Arshdeep Singh. If he does feature, Arshdeep will be making his first appearance in Test Cricket. He is already a mainstay in India's T20I team, becoming the country's all-time highest wicket-taker in the format with 99 scalps. He has also made inroads in the ODI team, and now fans would be eager to see how he performs in the longest format of the game.

Shardul Thakur, who was disappointing with both bat and ball in the first Test, is also likely to be dropped, according to the NDTV report. He is likely to be replaced by Nitish Kumar Reddy in the lineup.

Shardul was selected to extend India's batting order to no.8. However, he could only score 1 and 4 in both innings. He also managed to take only two wickets in the match.

According to the Indian Express report, Jasprit Bumrah is expected to return to play for India in the third Test of the five-match series. That game is to be played from July 10 (Friday) at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground in London.