India were without fast bowler Harshit Rana and spinner Varun Chakravarthy in the 4th T20I against England in Bristol. The five-game series between India and Harry Brook’s English side came down to the fourth game, where the visiting captain announced two changes in the playing XI. Shreyas Iyer, India’s newly appointed T20I skipper, who is yet to win a game at the helm of the side, won the toss and opted to bat first.
Speaking to broadcaster Ravi Shastri during the toss, Iyer revealed a couple of changes in the playing XI. He stated that the Men in Blue would be without Rana and Chakravarthy due to injuries. India’s medical team later confirmed that both players sustained hamstring injuries during the third T20I at Trent Bridge. They have also been ruled out of the fifth T20I.
🚨 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 🚨 Harshit Rana and Varun Chakaravarthy sustained hamstring injuries in the third T20I against England at Trent Bridge. The BCCI Medical Team has assessed them and ruled them out of the 4th and 5th T20Is.#TeamIndia | #ENGvIND
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 9, 2026
They will be replaced by Prasidh Krishna and Washington Sundar. Notably, both the players are playing for the first time since the Ireland series. Apart from them, the playing squad remains the same despite reports of Sanju Samson making a return in Thursday’s game circulating widely on the internet.
Here's a look at #TeamIndia's Playing XI for the 4️⃣th T20I 🙌 Updates ▶️ https://t.co/vKZQwVKyYP #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/0PUFUE2V0s
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 9, 2026
On the other hand, the hosts, leading the series 2-0, introduced one change in their squad. Spin-bowling all-rounder Rehan Ahmed was playing instead of Liam Dawson.
Saw the fearlessness which we've been carrying for the first two games: Shreyas Iyer
Indian captain Iyer, who is yet to experience the sweet of victory as a skipper, reflected on the approach the side would take in a must-win game. Reflecting on the losses in the last two games, he said, “We saw the fearlessness which we've been carrying for the first two games. It's just that we are not able to execute the plans as much as possible, but today, it's a fresh day, a fresh start, and the boys are in pretty high spirits.”
Here are the playing XIs for both sides for fourth England-India T20I:
England (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Harry Brook(c), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna
