England and India will lock horns in the fourth Test in Manchester starting on July 23.
India had to walk out of the Home of Cricket being disappointed with the result. They were within touching distance of the target of 193, when Mohammed Siraj played a delivery from Shoaib Bashir which went on to hit the leg stump. Both Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja stood in total disbelief. On the other hand, England celebrated like never before. Ben Stokes and Co. knew it was a very important game in the context of the series. As far as India are concerned, Jasprit Bumrah will play just a solitary Test out of the remaining two. Moreover, Arshdeep Singh is ruled out of the fourth Test with an injury. And there are reports suggesting the absence of Akash Deep in the Manchester contest. Having said that, the inclusion of Rishabh Pant is a huge promise for the visitors.
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The Indian wicketkeeper-batter was hit on his left-index finger while he went to collect a delivery in the first innings of the third Test at Lord’s. He chose to go back to the dressing room. Following the incident, he was constantly monitored by the medical team. However, Pant came out to bat in both the innings. He scored a valiant fifty in the first innings, after which a peach of a delivery by Jofra Archer sent him back in the second. In a good news for the Indians, the Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) skipper is set to make his appearance in the fourth Test. Pant took to his social media handles to express his happiness of being back at training after injury concerns. Shubman Gill and the Indian management will be very hopeful of a good performance from him in the fourth Test.
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The Indian vice-captain is all set to take the field in the fourth Test in Manchester. More than just the runs, the pace at which he gets those runs has been extremely important for the visitors. He can change the course of the game in a matter of minutes, and England will be very aware of that threat. Ben Stokes has been wonderful in the fields he has set to Rishabh Pant, and he will continue to play on the Indian left-handed batter’s mind. Stokes trapped Pant in the second Test by keeping a fielder at long-on. Pant hit the long ball when Bashir flighted the ball. He was eventually caught at long-on. Pant’s presence will be extremely crucial for India in the fourth Test. And the fact that he is available will induce a lot of confidence amongst the visitors.
Rishabh Pant’s experience on English soil will prove to be vital for India. In a matter of 12 matches in England, Pant has registered four centuries, two of which have come in the first Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. To add to that, Pant’s strike rate of 71.08 in England has been the highest, as compared to his strike rate in countries outside the subcontinent in Tests. He has scored 981 runs in Tests in England with an average of almost 43. The Indian vice-captain sent multiple records tumbling in the first Test in Leeds. And provided the position of the visitors in the series, he will aim to pack a punch again.
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