India will take England in the fourth Test, on Wednesday, July 23 at Old Trafford, Manchester. Visitors have played competitive cricket throughout the tour, but the series has 1-2 trails. Shubman Gill and his team will need to give a top performance to keep their hopes alive in the competition.
India is dealing with injuries before the fourth test against England. Nitish Kumar Reddy has been dropped from the match due to a knee injury. Arshdeep Singh is also unavailable, while the sky deep remains suspicious after taking a waist tension. Ansul Kamboj is added to the squad as a cover.
There is a possibility of Sai improvement replacing Karun Nair for Manchester Test
According to the Indian Express, India is ready to bring a significant change in its batting lineup, with the possibility of converting Karun Nair to number 3. Reformson played at number 3 in the first Test, while Karun Nair batted at number 6. However, in the second and third Tests, the reforms were left and nair went to number 3.
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Karun Nair, who returned to the test side after eight years, has shown a glimpse of the form, but has not capitalized on his start. He has scored just 131 runs in six innings at an average of 21.83.
On the other hand, reformson, who made his debut in the series opener, scored 0 and 30 runs in that match. He can now be given another opportunity in place of Nair.
Anshul Kamboj and Shardul Thakur are likely to return to XI
The report further states that India is ready to make two forced changes in its bowling lineup. Ansul Kamboj can be brought to the sky deep, while Shardul Thakur is ready to replace the injured Nitish Reddy.
India will continue with a six-bouler strategy, as seen in Lord’s and Birmingham. Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, and Shardul Thakur will all offer dizzy options, while the pace attack will be led by Jaspreet Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj.
The third seamor will be ranked between Kamboj and Prasad Krishna. Kamboj, who has affected during practice sessions, is believed to be for the onset of a test. Seemar has taken an average of 22.88 wickets in 24 first-class games, including an innings a 10-cicat hall.
We think Karun Nair is batting well – Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill had said that Karun Nair can maintain his place for Manchester testing. Gill said that Karun was in a good touch and he said that he dropped out of the situation in the first Test. The skipper said that only one big score is far away from re -acquiring Nair.
“We think Karun is batting well. The first match he did not actually played at his number (batting at 6). It’s difficult when a player is making a comeback in such a series, you know. But I don’t think there is an issue with his batting,” Gill said.
He said, “Sometimes it is also about achieving that click, you know. Once you are able to make your 50, you are able to go back to your zone and get some big runs. Unfortunately, he has not yet happened to him,” he said.
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