Hello And Welcome
To the live coverage of India vs England, 4th Test, in Ranchi! The hosts have momentum on their side after a sensational win just a week ago and will look to capture the series with another in this cricket-crazy town. The visitors, meanwhile, will eye another shock result to take the competition into its fifth and deciding match. (Streaming |Scorecard)
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Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep.
England: Ben Stokes (c), Rehan Ahmed, James Anderson, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Shoaib Bashir, Harry Brook (withdrawn, replaced by Dan Lawrence), Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ben Foakes, Tom Hartley, Jack Leach (withdrawn), Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Mark Wood.
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Akash Deep To Debut For India!
Mere days after Dhruv Jurel and Sarfaraz Khan received their maiden India caps, Akash Deep has joined the esteemed company. The bowler, who will replace Jasprit Bumrah now in the line up, was handed his first Test cap on the morning of the Ranchi Test.
India XI
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No Rehan Ahmed For England
An official release from the team states the same:
"Rehan Ahmed will return home for personal reasons with immediate effect from England Men's Test tour of India. He will not be returning to India. England will not be replacing Ahmed for the rest of the tour."