India vs England: 4th test match overview

The much anticipated fourth test match between India and England will begin tomorrow. The men in blue have already taken a 2-1 lead against England and will be eyeing to win or atleast draw the game to secure their place in the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand. Here is a overview of some key match details:

Date and Time: The match is scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM IST on Thursday, March 4 i.e tomorrow.

Venue: The newly inaugurated Narendra Modi stadium at Ahmedabad, Gujarat will be hosting the test match tomorrow

Pitch details: The pitch is expected to retain somewhat its characteristics as seen during the third Test that India won by 10 wickets. It is expected to be a bowling-accommodating wicket where bowlers are appreciating the sensible assistance they get. Batting will be somewhat intense for the batsmen as the wickets have a great deal of turn on proposal in it.

The bountiful turn the pitch offered had put the batsmen from one or the other side in strife. England was bowled out for 112 and 81, while India also didn’t admit any better getting skittled for 145 in their first innings. The nature of the pitch had spellbound the assessments among cricket enthusiasts. 

Probable playing XI: The probable composition of Indian team can be- Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar. The bench is supposed to consist of Umesh Yadav and Kuldeep Yadav.

The composition of England team is supposed to be – Joe Root, Dom Sibley, Jack Leach, Zak Crawley, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes (wk), Jofra Archer, Dominic Bess, Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope, James Anderson with Olly Stone, Stuart Broad and Dan Lawrence on the bench. Odds are heavily stacked in favour of the Virat Kohli-led home side and thus the match is much awaited.

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