At training on Thursday at Kent County Cricket Ground in Beckenham, Jurel made a strong impression with both bat and glove, making a strong case for India's playing XI in the Manchester Test
Rahul scored a brilliant ton in the third Test at Lord's to keep India on level terms with England
India trail England by 139 runs as Rishabh Pant lost his wicket just before lunch courtesy of a run-out at the non striker's end.
While ICC rules do allow teams to replace players after injury, that is only for concussion injury
As the injury occurred on the field, it is expected that Rishabh Pant will be allowed to bat in India's innings. However, it remains to be seen how serious is the injury.
Captain Shubman Gill had also complained about the ball getting softer after the Edgbaston Test
Ashwin praised Rishabh Pant's twin centuries, suggesting they were among the standout performances in recent times. However, he argued that comparisons with MS Dhoni are misplaced.
Pant's audacious shot selection has often left fans holding their breath in matches but has given him the results he wants as well on multiple occasions.
According to the ICC, Pant breached Article 2.8, which pertains to showing dissent at an umpire's decision during an international match.
Pant is also only the seventh Indian player overall to achieve this unique feat in Test cricket
What remains to be seen is whether Pant's display will prompt any official response from match referees or the ICC.
Devender Sharma, one of Pant's childhood coaches alongside the late Tarak Sinha, attributed the resurgence to the work the wicketkeeper batter has put in on his defence and shot selection.
Pant's seventh Test hundred, and only his second since surviving a near-fatal car accident in 2022, was marked by a flamboyant one-handed six on 99 and a celebratory somersault afterwards.
Bumrah, with three wickets, was India's only successful bowler on day 2
While Pant is gradually rising towards the top, it is England skipper Ben Stokes who is at the top of the ladder with 133 sixes to his name at the moment.
Rishabh Pant has quickly risen to the top, surpassing Dhoni's tally of six Test centuries in just 77 innings. Dhoni had scored 6 hundreds in 144 Test innings.
A London-bound Air India flight crashed moments after its takeoff, killing 241 passengers and crew members aboard last week in one of the most gruesome tragedies in the country's aviation history.
India vice-captain Rishabh Pant on Wednesday confirmed that Shubman Gill will bat at No. 4 in the Test series against England, while he will follow the skipper at the No. 5 slot.
Pant, who is going to bat at No. 5 in the five-Test series beginning on Friday, will have to play a larger role for India with the bat, particularly in the absence of retired stars such as Rohit.
The tour marks India's first Test series without stalwarts Rohit and Kohli, both of whom called time on their red-ball careers earlier this month