England vs India 4th Test - Fantasy Cricket Tips, Key Players, Probable XIs, Captain, Vice-Captain & More

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After a gap of almost 10 days, England (ENG) and India (IND) are set to take on each other in the fourth Test of a five-match series in England. The match will be played at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Greater Manchester from July 23 to 27. The hosts England are currently leading the series by 2-1 and will be looking to get a big win in Manchester to grab the series with one match remaining. On the other hand, India, who are looking for their first Test series win in England after 2007 need to win the upcoming Test in Manchester to level the series by 2-2.

It has been a great series so far where we saw close contests between both the teams throughout different sessions. However, England held the upper hand against India winning two of the first three matches. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the England versus India fourth Test match.

ENG vs IND Match Details

ENG vs IND Head-to-Head Stats & Records

England and India have locked horns 137 times in the history of Test cricket so far. Out of these 139 matches, England defeated India 53 times while India come out victorious on 36 occasions with 50 games ending in a draw.

ENG vs IND Pitch Report

The surface of the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester can turn out to be beneficial for the batters during the first hour but tends to slow down as the match progresses. The team winning the toss is likely to go for batting first at this ground. Out of 86 Test matches played at Old Trafford Cricket Ground, the team batting first won 32 times while the chasing side came out victorious on 17 occasions.

ENG vs IND Probable Playing XIs

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Liam Dawson, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

ENG vs IND Full squads

England: Ben Stokes (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (wk), Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.

India: Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (VC & WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Kuldeep Yadav, Anshul Kamboj

ENG vs IND, 4th Test: Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks

Joe Root

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Jasprit Bumrah

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ENG vs IND 4th Test: Top Players to pick

Harry Brook: Star English batter Harry Brook can be a crucial player for England in the fourth Test against Manchester. He has played some crucial knocks in the series including 99 runs in the first Test and a fighting 158 runs in the second Test in Birmingham. Brook has scored 314 runs from three matches in the ongoing Test series so far at an average of 52.33.

Shubman Gill: In terms of runs, Indian skipper Shubman Gill is far ahead from any of the batters in the ongoing series and is currently the leading run scorer so far. After a 147-run knock in the first Test in Leeds, Gill went on to score 269 runs and 161 runs respectively in the second Test in Birmingham leading India to a famous 336-run win. The right-hander has amassed 607 runs from just three matches in the ongoing series at an average of 101.16 and is the leading run scorer of the series so far.

Ben Stokes: England skipper Ben Stokes won player of the match in his team’s thrilling 22-run win in the Lords Test helping England to take a lead of 2-1. He took a total five wickets with the ball and also scored 44 and 33 runs respectively playing a crucial role in England’s victory. Stokes is England’s leading wicket taker of the series so far taking 11 wickets from three matches. Apart from that, he also scored 163 at an average of 27.16.

ENG vs IND 4th Test: Players to avoid

Shardul Thakur: Fast bowler Shardul Thakur was a part of India’s playing XI in the first Test against England in Leeds but couldn’t make any impact neither with the bat nor ball. After that, he was benched from the second and third Test respectively and is unlikely to get a chance for the fourth Test match in Manchester.

ENG vs IND Fantasy Team (Grand League)

Wicketkeepers: Rishabh Pant

Batters: Joe Root (captain), Harry Brook, Ben Duckett, Shubman Gill (vice-captain), KL Rahul

All-Rounders: Ben Stokes, Ravindra Jadeja

Bowlers: Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

ENG vs IND Fantasy Team (Head-To-Head)

Wicketkeepers: Rishabh Pant

Batters: Joe Root (captain), Harry Brook, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Zak Crawley

All-Rounders: Ben Stokes, Ravindra Jadeja

Bowlers: Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Brydon Carse

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