With skipper Rohit Sharma ruled out after testing positive for COVID-19, Jasprit Bumrah will be India's 36th Test captain. Shardul Thakur as seamer all-rounder has been preferred over veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/india-in-england/england-opt-to-bowl-as-india-prefer-shardul-over-ashwin/articleshow/92595357.cms