England have introduced their playing XI for the fourth Test of the continued five-match collection towards India to be performed at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi from February 23 onwards. The guests have made two key modifications to the XI that performed on the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot in the course of the third Test.
Leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed and their tearaway pacer Mark Wood have made means for Shoaib Bashir and Ollie Robinson. While Bashir has already had a success in the collection, Robinson will function in his first-ever sport in the continued tour.
Notably, the Three Lions are lagging in the collection and should declare a win in the fourth Test to maintain their probabilities of profitable the bilateral contest alive. They bought off to a formidable begin earlier with a 28-run win in the collection opener contested on the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.
The win in Hyderabad uncovered India’s batting badly as they crumbled below relentless stress whereas chasing 231 on a day-four wicket.
However, the loss in Hyderabad got here as a well timed reminder for the hosts, who turned the tables the wrong way up instantly. The Rohit Sharma-led aspect gained the second Test in Vizag by 106 runs and registered their largest Test win (in phrases of runs) to stun the Ben Stokes-led aspect in the third fixture.
The two consecutive wins in the collection have held Team India regular in second place on the World Test Championship (2023-25 cycle) factors desk. India’s PCT (Points Percentage System) is 59.52 and they’re solely behind New Zealand in the standings with 4 wins in seven video games.
England’s playing XI for 4th Test in Ranchi:
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes (wk), Tom Hartley, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson, Shoaib Bashir.
