Former England pace bowler Steve Harmison believes Team India must play four pace bowlers, along with the spin twins, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar, in the fifth and final Test at the Oval, starting on July 31 as well. With Jasprit Bumrah likely to miss the contest, Harmison picked Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, and Mohammed Siraj as India’s pace bowling attack for the fifth Test as well.

Talking about India’s bowling attack, Harmison told ESPN Cricinfo, “I can’t believe he didn’t play in the last game, Prasidh Krishna. So, he will be one that will be definitely in. From India’s point of view, the man that will play all five will be the man who seems to have so much energy, which is ridiculous, Mohammed Siraj. Arshdeep Singh and Akash Deep, they will be the four I would probably go in with.”

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However, Steve Harmison backed Team India to continue with their two spinners from the Manchester Test – Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar, considering their batting heroics. The duo added an unbeaten 203-run
stand on the final day to help India draw the match.

“Your two spin bowlers have to play, regardless, because they are both getting hundreds with the bat. India have to identify what’s the best for that surface and because Bumrah won’t play, Akash Deep, if he is fit, to utilize the green grass and a swing bowler in Arshdeep Singh and then Krishna and Siraj. They would be my four out-and-out seam bowlers to go and win the Test match and draw the series, which would be a very good result for India,” Steve Harmison concluded.