India ring in three changes for the Manchester Test

Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bowl first in the fourth England-India Test at Old Trafford.

While England had already announced their playing XI prior to the game, with the inclusion of Liam Dawson in place of the injured Shoaib Bashir, India named their XI at the toss.

Skipper Shubman Gill announced as many as three changes for the crucial fourth Test against England at Manchester, after being hit by injuries ahead of the game.

The big news from the India camp is the debut of Anshul Kamboj, who replaced injured pacer Akash Deep. Sai Sudharsan and Shardul Thakur who were a part of the first Test have been recalled for the Test. Sai comes in place of Karun Nair, while Thakur replaces the injured Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Anshul Kamboj all set to make his international debut at Manchester // BCCI

The 24-year-old Anshul from Haryana had impressed during the ‘A’ tour of England, picking five scalps across two first-class games. Though Kamboj wasn’t initially a part of the India squad, he was added as a cover following the rising injuries in the India camp.

Jasprit Bumrah also features in the playing XI, and this will be his third game of the series, and possibly the final one given India's declaration at the start of the tour.

Captain Gill felt that India have been outstanding in the series losing out only the small, crunch sessions.

"We have won more sessions than them (England), so that way we are more positive.

"All the three matches were very intense and a bit of a break was needed. So it was good to regroup to concentrate on the areas we have to work on," he added.

India need a win or draw to keep the series alive, as they trail the hosts by a margin of 1-2.

India's playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Anshul Kamboj