"Held his arm out too long and injured his shoulder" - Top 10 funny memes ahead of 5th ENG vs IND 2025 Test at the Oval

Fans react ahead of 5th ENG vs IND 2025 Test. (Images: X - BCCI, @GemsOfCricket, @sagarcasm)
Fans react ahead of 5th ENG vs IND 2025 Test. (Images: X - BCCI, @GemsOfCricket, @sagarcasm)

Team India and England will square off in the fifth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series, starting Thursday (July 31) at the Kennington Oval in London. England currently has a 2-1 lead in the five-match series after playing four Tests.

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The hosts have already announced their playing XI for the final Test, making four changes to their playing XI. Ben Stokes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, and Liam Dawson made way for Jacob Bethell, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, and Josh Tongue in the side.

After his Player of the Match performances in the last two games, Stokes will miss the fifth Test due to a fitness issue. Top-order batter Ollie Pope will captain the English team in Ben Stokes' absence. The hosts will miss Stokes dearly on the field as he has been their best bowler in the series, picking up 17 wickets across four games and leading the bowling charts.

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Fans are enthusiastically awaiting the series finale to watch the two quality teams lock horns in another intense battle. They shared their anticipation by posting hilarious memes on X and Instagram. Here are some of the best memes:

"Held his arm out too long and injured his shoulder," one X post read.
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"You definitely need one more batter" - Aakash Chopra on Team India playing XI ahead of fifth Test against England

Former cricketer Aakash Chopra recently previewed the fifth Test between India and England in a video on his YouTube channel. He opined that the visitors might contemplate strengthening their batting department in the absence of Rishabh Pant by potentially getting Karun Nair back into the XI. Chopra said:

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"I don't see anyone else other than Sai Sudharsan at No. 3 for the time being. He scored a half-century in the first innings as well. I want one more batter to play, because if Shardul Thakur doesn't play, then you obviously would want another batter. Who can be that batter? To be fair, it can be Karun Nair only because you are not going to play Abhimanyu Easwaran at No. 6."
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He continued:

"Since Rishabh Pant is not there now and Dhruv Jurel is there, you definitely need one more batter. So you might see Karun Nair playing again. Arshdeep Singh might make his debut. Bumrah's availability is not known. It's also been heard that Akash Deep can return. He is looking fit and available. I don't see Shardul Thakur playing. There is a very strong case for Kuldeep Yadav."
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What should be the playing XI for the visitors for the 5th Test? Let us know your opinions in the comments section.

You can get live match updates of the Oval Test here.

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