IND vs ENG, 4th Test – Fantasy Cricket XI Tips, Pitch Report & Probable Playing XI

Updated: Tue, Mar 02 2021 13:26 IST

Sahil Mathur @cricketnmore

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India defeated England in the 3rd test match in under two days and lead the four-match series 2-1.

IND vs ENG, 4th Test: Match Details

Date – 4th March 2021
Time – 9:30 AM IST
Venue – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

IND vs ENG, 4th Test Match Preview:

Indian batsmen struggled on the turning track but Rohit Sharma's half-century helped them in taking a very important lead in the first innings. Virat Kohli has looked good so far in the series and could score his much-awaited 71st century in this game.

The spinners - Axar Patel and R Ashwin combined to take 18 of the 20 English wickets in the 3rd test. Washington Sundar could make way for Kuldeep Yadav in this match. Jasprit Bumrah will be unavailable which opens a place for Mohammad Siraj or Umesh Yadav to be the second pacer.

England batsmen were clueless in the 3rd test. They were unable to read the Indian spinners which resulted in a humiliating loss. It is unlikely England will change their batting lineup, though. Zak Crawley could be the X-factor were looking for at the top of the order. He looked good during his knock of 53 in the first innings.

England is expected to bring in Dom Bess in place of either Stuart Broad or James Anderson. England felt the need for the second spinner after the 2nd test had already begun. Jack Leach got good support from part-timer Joe Root, who ended up taking five-wickets.

India needs at least a draw to enter confirm its place in the World Test Championship(WTC) finals. England will have to play some incredible cricket to stop India from going Lord's.

IND vs ENG Head to Head:

Total – 125
India – 28
England – 48
Draw - 49

IND vs ENG, 4th Test Team News:

India - Jasprit Bumrah has been released from the Test squad due to personal reasons. No replacement has been added for him.

England - Mark Wood has gone back to England due to workload management.

IND vs ENG, 4th Test Pitch Report:

The pitch is expected to once again assist bowlers, especially spinners. However, the batsmen will be in the game from day 1. The match will be an equal contest between the bat and ball.

IND vs ENG, 4th Test Probable Playing XI:

India - Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Washington Sundar/Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav/ Mohammad Siraj

England - Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, Ben Foakes (wk), Jofra Archer, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad/ Dom Bess, James Anderson