India vs England played in Manchester have been the fourth Test draw. On the fourth and fifth day, Team India was successful in drawing the match on the basis of brilliant batting. Talking about the series, England is leading 2–1 after 4 matches. The Indian team was deprived of the first win in Manchester, but for a special reason, this match has become special for Team India. In fact, in the last 35 years, no Indian batsman had scored a century at the Old Trafford ground in Manchester, but now in a single day, three Indians have scored a century on this ground.

A century was not scored in Manchester for 35 years

A total of 8 Indian batsmen had scored a century so far at the Old Trafford ground in Manchester. His names are Syed Mushtaq Ali, Vijay Merchant, Abbas Ali Bag, Poly Umrigar, Sunil Gavaskar, Sandeep Patil, Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar. Till now Sachin Tendulkar was the last cricketer to score a century in Manchester, who scored an unbeaten 119 against England in 1990.

3 centuries scored in a single day

The drought of centuries that have been going on for 35 years ended that not one, not two, but three Indians scored a century in Manchester. The first name among them is Captain Shubman Gill, who had scored 78 runs till the stumps on the fourth day. On the last day of the Test, Rahul missed the century, but Gill died after completing the century. He scored 103 runs in his innings. This was the 9th of Gill’s Test career and the fourth century of the current series.

After him, Ravindra Jadeja joined this list and shortly after, Washington Sundar also joined the list of Indians who scored a Test century in Manchester. This was the fifth of Jadeja’s Test career and the first century of Sundar’s Test career.

Indians scoring a century in Manchester

• Syed Mushtaq Ali – 112 runs (1936)
• Vijay Merchant – 114 runs (1936)
• Abbas Ali Bag – 112 runs (1959)
• Poly Umrigar – 118 runs (1959)
• Sunil Gavaskar – 101 runs (1974)
• Sandeep Patil – 129 runs (1982)
• Mohammad Azharuddin – 179 runs (1990)
• Sachin Tendulkar – 119 runs (1990)
• Shubman Gill – 103 runs (2025)
• Ravindra Jadeja – 107 runs (2025)
• Washington Sundar – 101 runs (2025)

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The fourth Test between India and England will be played in the Old Trafford Cricket Ground from July 23. Team India, a 1-2 backward in the series, will see many changes in their playing 11, but before that Shubman Gill has become a very difficult difficulty. Bowler Arshdeep Singh has been injured, who could play in Manchester instead of Jaspreet Bumrah.

The Indian cricket team practiced in Manchester on Thursday, during which bowler Arshdeep Singh was hurt. Arshadeep’s injury is a big blow because Jaspreet Bumrah can be rested in the fourth Test. Bumrah will now play only 1 Test in this series and this can be the fifth test. Team India’s Assistant Coach Ryan Ten Doeshe said that it is not clear whether Bumrah will play the fourth Test or not. Its decision will be taken only on the match day. It was believed that in the fourth Test, Bumrah is given a rest and Arshdeep Singh could get a chance. But now the team will have to change its plan.

What did the assistant coach say on Arshdeep Singh’s injury?

Ryan Ten Doeshe said, “Arshdeep Singh’s finger got cut in an attempt to stop the ball in practice. We will see how deep it is. The medical team is monitoring him. If they need to stitches, it will not be good from the team’s perspective.”

Famous Krishna may return to playing 11

Now Team India may have to return to their first plan. It was believed that Arshdeep Singh could get a chance to debut in the fourth Test, because Jaspreet Bumrah will not play in it due to workload manage. For this reason, he did not even play in the second Test, in which Akashdeep was replaced in his place.

Akashdeep took 10 wickets in the second Test, due to this, when Bumrah returned in the third Test, the famous Krishna was dropped. Now if you do not play the fourth Test Bumrah, then the famous Krishna can get a place back in Playing 11. Please tell that the famous Krishna proved to be very expensive in the first 2 Tests.

After losing a close match in Leeds, the Indian team registered a historic victory in Edgbaston. But Shubman Gill & Team Lords lost 1-2 in the series after losing to England. In the third Test, India had to score 193 runs to win, after the top order was shattered, Ravindra Jadeja hoped to win but could not take the victory. Before the remaining 2 Tests, 3 big questions have arisen in front of Gautam Gambhir.

In the second innings, Team India’s 7th wicket fell on a score of 82 as Washington Sundar, before KL Rahul (39) was losing his wicket at 81. But after this Ravindra Jadeja took over the innings, he stayed at one end but there was no batsman to support him at the other end. In the end, Team India was all out at 170, Ravindra Jadeja remained unbeaten on 61 runs.

Now 3 big questions have arisen in front of Gautam Gambhir, whose answers will have to be found within the next one week. India vs England will be played in the fourth Test from 23 July in Manchester (Old Trafford Cricket Ground).

Who will play the fourth Test in place of Jaspreet Bumrah?

Bumrah did not play in the second Test, Akashdeep replaced him. He was fed in the third Test due to good performance, while the famous Krishna was excluded. Now if Bumrah does not play the fourth Test, then it is difficult to replace Krishna in his place, because he proved to be very expensive in the last 2 Tests. It is likely that Arshdeep Singh may get a chance to debut in Manchester.

Let us know that Bumrah will play only 3 Tests in this series, he has played 2 Tests (first and third) and will now play only 1 Test out of the remaining 2. This will be very difficult in front of Gautam Gambhir.

How serious Rishabh Pant’s injury?

On the very first day of the Lord’s Test, Rishabh Pant was injured, he went out of the ground after being in his finger during fielding. Dhruv Jurlel took the wicket keeping in his place, Pant batted but was dismissed for 9 runs in the second innings. Pant was playing after saving his finger, due to which he was having a lot of trouble.

Now it has to be seen how serious their injury is, because feeding if not fully fit, Team India can be overwhelmed. Dhruv Jurlel may get a chance in his place.

How long will Karun Nair get a chance?

Karun Nair will be a big concern for Gautam Gambhir, who has played in the last 3 Tests but could not do anything amazing. Karun, who has come on important occasions and losing his wicket, is also getting a lot of criticism on social media. He is returning to international cricket after about 8 years, but impressing is a victim of criticism.

Sai Sudarshan made his first Test debut, but was dropped from the second Test after a flop. If Karun has lost 3 consecutive occasions, Gambhir will have a big question whether he should include him in playing 11 in the fourth Test or should someone else be given a chance.

Team India never won in Old Trafford

• Total Match- 9
• England won- 4
• India won- 0
• Draw-5

The Indian cricket team has played 9 Tests so far at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. Team India’s record on this ground has not been good. The fourth Test will start on this ground from July 23. According to Indian time, the match will start at 3:30 pm.