India will be without Jasprit Bumrah for the fourth and final Test against England after the seamer was released from the squad for personal reasons. Bumrah took four wickets in the first Test at Chennai, which India lost, before being rested for the second as the hosts levelled the series. “Jasprit Bumrah made a request to BCCI to be released from India’s squad ahead of the fourth test owing to personal reasons,” the BCCI said in a statement.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has insisted that his squad does not need a summer rebuild, despite their failure to mount a meaningful title defence. The Reds have been decimated by injuries this season but their drop off in form has still been alarming and Klopp’s men currently sit sixth, 19 points behind leaders Manchester City. Captain Jordan Henderson, who has been deputising in Liverpool’s defence, became the latest player to join the club’s injury list, with the England midfielder ruled out until April after undergoing groin surgery.
The Italian has taken the Toffees from mid-table to challenging for a top-four place.