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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.
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