Akshay - Thursday, Jul 17, 2025IND vs ENG 4th Test Playing 11: The fourth Test between India and England will be played in Manchester. Know about the probable playing eleven and pitch report of both the teams in this match.
The five-match Test series between India and England is going on. Three matches have been played, in which the England team is leading 2-1. Now the fourth Test match of this series will be played at Old Trafford in Manchester. This match will start from July 23 and will run till July 27. Let us know what changes can happen in both the teams in this match.
Karun Nair got a chance to return to Test cricket for Team India after 8 years. But in the last three Test matches, Nair has not been able to produce the innings that the Indian team is waiting for. Karun Nair's wicket falling early after the first wicket is not in India's favor. Karun Nair has not been able to score even a single half-century in six innings of three Test matches. Sai Sudarshan may get a chance in the fourth Test in place of Karun Nair.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Akashdeep and Mohammed Siraj.
Jack Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Joffra Archer and Shoaib Bashir.
The pitch of Old Trafford in Manchester is considered better for batting. This ground gives uniform bounce, on which shots can be easily hit. On this ground, fast bowlers can get swing in the beginning with the new ball. The toss can be very important in this match. In Manchester, runs can be scored between 300-350 in the first innings.
86 matches have been played in Manchester, in which the team batting first has won 32 times, while the team bowling first has tasted victory 17 times. If we see, in the fourth test, whichever team scores around 350 runs while batting first, then that team can win this match.
