Former Indian cricketer Dodda Ganesh called out Shubman Gill for taking a review against the on-field lbw decision on day one of the fourth Test against England at the Old Trafford in Manchester. Ganesh took to X and wrote, "Why would you review that? That was plumb as it can get."
Ben Stokes led an outstanding bowling effort to get the massive breakthrough for England two overs before lunch on day one. The seam-bowling all-rounder brought one back against the right-hander, who left the ball, offering no shot. On-field umpire Rod Tucker took some time before raising the dreaded finger and did so. The replays returned three reds and not only the review was lost but also Gill had to walk back for 12.
Before the visiting captain perished for 12, Chris Woakes dismissed KL Rahul for 46, while Liam Dawson got the better of KL Rahul for 58.
Ben Stokes had won the toss and opted to bowl first
England captain Ben Stokes had won for the fourth consecutive time, opting to to bowl first in the overcast conditions of Old Trafford in Manchester. Although England had already announced their playing XI, India have surprisingly affected three changes to their side. B Sai Sudharsan, Anshul Kamboj and Shardul Thakur have come in for Karun Nair, Akash Deep and Nitish Kumar Reddy.
India playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
England playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Liam Dawson, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer.
India are trailing the five-Test series 2-1 after a nervy 22-run defeat at Lord's. The Asian Giants are also yet to win a Test in Manchester.
