Team India faces injury concerns as Nitish Kumar Reddy is ruled out, and Arshdeep Singh is sidelined for the fourth Test against England. Akash Deep, currently nursing a groin niggle, is undergoing a fitness assessment. His participation hinges on the assessment by bowling coach Morne Morkel and the team physio.
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