India are currently taking on England in the second Test of the five-match series at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. This will be a crucial game for India as they are coming on the back of a disappointing loss against the hosts in the first Test at Leeds. This means that Shubman Gill and his team need to win this match in order to level the series 1-1, and mahe a strong comeback. For that, India has made a couple of changes in their playing XI. The biggest absentee is none other than Jasprit Bumrah, who is a massive loss.

Jasprit Bumrah is not playing the second Test between India and England because of workload management issues. After he returned from his back injury, Bumrah had informed before the start of the series that he would be playing just three out of the five games. Hence, he is being rested for the second Test at Edgbaston.

He will, according to several reports, be back in the India playing XI for the 3rd Test vs England at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground.

In Jasprit Bumrah's place Akash Deep comes into the playing XI. The pace trio for the second Test will now be Mohammed Siraj,

FOLLOW: India Vs England 2nd Test Live Score

"(We rested Jasprit Bumrah) Just to manage his workload. We did get a good break and this is an important match for us. But the third Test being at Lord's, we think there'll be more in that pitch so we'll use him there," captain Shubman Gill said at the toss.

Playing XIs

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir