The third match of the five-match Test series between India and England will be played on Thursday at the historic Lord's ground. By winning this Test, the Indian team will try to take a 2-1 lead over England. England won by five wickets in Leeds, while Team India created history by winning by 336 runs in Edgbaston. One change is certain in the Indian team for the third Test. Jasprit Bumrah may return. At the same time, the team management also has to consider whether to give Kuldeep Yadav a chance or not. The third Test match will start at 3:30 pm Indian time.

Bumrah's return will strengthen.
Bumrah's return will put the host team's batsmen to a tough test. Although India lost in Leeds, the team has maintained its dominance for most of the time in both matches so far. If the Indian team had not dropped some catches in the first Test and the lower-order batsmen had performed well, Team India would have been ahead 2-0 in the series. Given the inexperience of the Indian team under the leadership of new captain Shubman Gill, it seemed that the England team would dominate it, but looking at the way India has performed so far, the team has not missed Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli so far. This also shows India's strong bench strength.

Fast bowlers expected to get swing at Lord's
The mountain of runs scored by Gill and Co. forced Ben Stokes to rethink his strategy of preparing a flat pitch to knock the opposition out of the match. The tremendous success of Indian batsmen on flat pitches has proved to be detrimental to the host team. Now they may have to play on a wicket that is expected to have good seam and swing movement. Apart from this, there is also the unique challenge of the slope at the prestigious Lord's.

Karun can be trusted again at number three.
The batsmen of the Indian team have looked in good form so far. However, the problem with number three is still going on. Sai Sudarshan did not look anything special in the first Test, after which he was dropped for the second Test. In the second Test, Karun Nair got a good start at number three, but he could not convert it into a big innings. He looked a bit uncomfortable in front of the bouncing balls. However, he can be continued for the third Test as well. The team management will not try to tamper much with the winning combination.

The trio of Akash, Siraj, and Bumrah would have been lethal.

England will try to test Yashasvi Jaiswal with short-pitch balls. However, a fearless batsman like Yashasvi has the power to hit sixes off bowlers on any pitch. Prasidh Krishna may have to look out for the way out on Bumrah's return. He has not been seen in full form so far. After Leeds, serious question marks were raised on the Indian fast bowlers, but Akash Deep and Mohammad Siraj showed in the second Test that they are no less than anyone. Now, Bumrah's trio with these two gives a powerful look to the attack.

Siraj took four wickets at Lord's in 2021

Akash Deep made a great start to his campaign in England by taking 10 wickets in the second Test, and given his habit of targeting wickets all the time, the home team's batsmen will need to be extra cautious against this clever bowler. At the same time, Siraj would like to repeat his match-winning performance at Lord's in 2021. In the Test played at Lord's in 2021, he took four wickets in both innings. This will give him confidence. Bumrah proves to be dangerous even on the flattest pitches, and the conditions at Lord's will be favorable to him.

Team management can continue with Jadeja and Sundar

India played three all-rounders at Edgbaston, including two spinners in the form of Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar. This pair is likely to continue. Nitish Reddy will be the only fast bowling all-rounder in the Indian team whose main skill is batting. However, if the team management decides to play Kuldeep, Nitish may be dropped. This is highly unlikely to happen, as fast bowlers will get help at Lord's and it is good to have an extra pacer. Nitish's presence will also provide depth in the batting.

Both teams:

India's probable playing-11: Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (vice-captain and wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.

England's announced playing-11: Ben Stokes (captain), Jack Crowley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir.

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