 "'Some players are not meant for international cricket': Karun Nair dropped as 8-year-long wait ends in heartbreak")
England captain Ben Stokes continued his remarkable luck with the coin, winning his fourth consecutive toss of the series. He chose to bowl first against India in the 4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester .
The biggest talking point came from India’s team sheet. Karun Nair, who struggled for form in the previous Tests, has been dropped for the must-win clash. In his place, left-handed Tamil Nadu batter Sai Sudharsan has been brought back.
Fans are expressing mixed emotions as Karun Nair, who made his long-awaited Test comeback after eight years, has been dropped again.
Some Players Are Not At All Meant For International Cricket.
— Vaibhav Bhola 🇮🇳 (@VibhuBhola) July 23, 2025
Thank You Karun Nair. pic.twitter.com/WZI8jt3VzP
Disappointed not to see Karun Nair in the XI today. But with the talent pool India has, and him getting 3 chances, maybe that was it. Unfortunate, but fair. Don’t think he’ll get another go. Thank you for that unforgettable triple ton, Karun. 💔🙏 #KarunNair
— Navaldeep Singh (@NavalGeekSingh) July 23, 2025
Karun Nair bro 😭#INDVSENG#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/hWRP7ioJzX
— DK Rajpurohit 🇮🇳 (@DeviSin61134860) July 23, 2025
So unofficially Karun Nair has retired from cricket
— Parmar' (@saisuszn) July 23, 2025
Happy retirement Karun Nair 🤍 pic.twitter.com/mV8qOxQ0zC
The visitors made two forced changes as well in the form of Shardul Thakur and Anshul Kamboj. While Shardul came in place of injured Nitish Kumar Reddy, debutant Anshul replaced Akash Deep .
For England, there were no surprises as they stuck with the same XI except for one change in Liam Dawson, who replaced injured Shoaib Bashir. England clinched a thrilling 22-run win at Lord’s to go 2-1 up in the series.
India vs England, 4th Test: Playing XIs
India XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Anshul Kamboj
England XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Liam Dawson, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer
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