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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — India’s Rishabh Pant retired hurt with an injured foot on the opening day of the fourth test against England on Wednesday. Pant was on 37 at Old Trafford when an attempted reverse sweep off Chris Woakes saw the ball deflect onto his right ankle and foot.
As India batter Rishabh Pant awaits the results of a scan on a foot injury, BBC Sport asks whether the rules around substitutes in cricket should be changed.
Rishabh Pant's retirement through injury slowed India's progress on day one of the fourth test against England, with the tourists closing on 264-4 in their first innings as they look to keep the thrilling five-match series alive.
Left-arm spinner Liam Dawson finished with figures of 1-45 from 15 overs after day one of the fourth Test; The 35-year-old said he thought the opportunity to play Test cricket was gone; watch day two live on Sky Sports Cricket from 10.
In an extraordinary example of bad luck, India lost the toss at the start of their fourth Test against England on Wednesday – marking their 14th straight lost toss. Per England Cricket ’s X/Twitter account: “The odds of that happening are 16,384/1.”
Fast bowler Akash Deep will be unavailable for the fourth test against England in Manchester, India captain Shubman Gill said on Tuesday, with right-arm quick Anshul Kamboj likely to make his debut. India drafted Kamboj into the squad on Monday with Nitish Kumar Reddy ruled out of the rest of the tour with a knee injury and fellow seamer Arshdeep Singh unfit for the next test.
India U-19 skipper Ayush Mhatre smashed a blazing century after Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s golden duck, keeping India’s chase of 355 alive in the Youth Test against England at Chelmsford.
Text commentary, latest score, video highlights and analysis from Emirates Old Trafford as England face India in the fourth Test; watch live on Sky Sports Cricket or stream without a contract; England
England's Liam Dawson has been named in the team to play India in the fourth test of the series at Old Trafford, England's cricket board (ECB) announced on Monday, marking the spinner's first test appearance in eight years.