With rains being intense at Old Trafford in Manchester, a day out from the decisive fourth Test against England, B Sai Sudharsan was seen practising on the covers laid out on the middle of the pitch. A video of the same surfaced on social media surfaced as the left-handed batter was seen shadow batting all alone at the ground.
Sai Sudharsan, who made 0 and 30 on his debut in the opening Test at Headingley, was dropped for the next two Tests. However, a knee injury to all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy means the tourists have a strong chance of accommodating an extra specialist batter in the must-win Test. It remains to be seen if India go with him or Dhruv Jurel.
Watch the video shared by ESPN Cricinfo:
Conditions are expected to be overcast on the morning of day 1 in Manchester and interruptions are expected to take place throughout the day. Hence, the captain winning the toss is expected to bowl first.
"The kind of skillset that he brings to the table is exactly what we want in this team" - Shubman Gill on Anshul Kamboj
With Indian skipper Shubman Gill confirming Akash Deep's injury ruling him out of the fourth Test, the 25-year-old strongly hinted at a debut for right-arm seamer Anshul Kamboj. Gill suggested that Kamboj has the potential to win them matches and said, as quoted by ESPN Cricinfo:
"The kind of skillset that he brings to the table is exactly what we want in this team and he's there because we believe that he can win us the match. Even in the second Test match, when Akash Deep was brought in, a lot of people had questions why he's been brought in, but it's mainly the belief that we have within our squad that any player that comes in the team is able to or can win matches for us."
