#ENGvIND : 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ⚔️ 🇮🇳 : 4th Test: Day 2

India start a day with short of Match Winner: Rishabh Pant. 

🚨Breaking🚨

Huge blow for India as Rishabh Pant is set to miss the rest of the England tour.

The wicketkeeper-batter sustained a toe fracture after being hit on his right foot while trying to reverse sweep off Chris Woakes on the first day of the 4th Test in Manchester.

He has been advised rest for about six weeks.

( And then....read..see below what happened...

Ishant Kishan set to join for 5th Test. 

Nope no Ishan he is already injured in accident.

N Jagadeesan is set to step in for the injured Rishabh Pant in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025. 🧤🇮🇳

The Tamil Nadu keeper-batter is all but confirmed to join the squad. 🙌🏼

Earlier so far : 

So India start day 2 with 264 for 4 now 5 

actually , off 83 overs,  with new ball due.

1st Session:

All it took England 11 balls into the morning:

Jadeja Ct  Brook B Archer 20 : 266/5 : 84.5 Ov.

302/5 : 94.1 Ov : Shardul 35*, Washington 11*.

Shardul ct Duckett B Stokes41(88):314/6:101.4.

And WOW...

Injured..Rishabh Pant with fracture in

right foot walks in, on 37*(48).

Walking...no...limping in.

Rishabh Pant is hobbling out to a standing ovation from the Old Trafford crowd! 🤯

4 to 5 fielders on the Boundary vs Stokes. 

Early lunch due to rain stoppage. 

So by Lunch: 22 Ov : 57 runs : 2 Wickets. 

321/6 : 105 Ov.

Rishabh Pant 39*(72) & Washington 20*(72).

Post Lunch Session:  321/6 onwards:

Washington Sundar survived close lbw call off Archer on 21 at 322/6 , due to Umpire's call. 

Pant took couple of balls on pad just above the injured..fractured foot.

And Ben Stokes traps Washington Sundar also  this time.. hooking straight in the hands of fine leg boundary fielder.

Washington Ct Wokes  B Stokes 27(90) : 337.7: 109.2.

Double strike in one over.

Five for ...Ben Stokes..Great effort. 

Anshul Kamboj ct Smith B Stokes 0: 338/8: 109.5.

Rishabh Pant Swings Archer over square leg for 6.

And taps Stokes to cover for 4 to complete 50.

What a GREAT EFFORT..REAL FIGHTER 🫡🫡

53 off 69 balls..Rishabh Pant..Take a Bow..!

Jofra Archer ends the brave knock...

Pant bowled Archer 54 off 75 : 349/9.

India cross 350.

India all down 358 : 114.1 Ov.

" Resilience is about playing through pain and rising above it.

Rishabh Pant showed tremendous character by walking back into the game with an injury and delivering a performance like that.

His fifty is a powerful reminder of the grit and determination it takes to represent your country.

A brave effort, and one that will be remembered for a long time.

Well played, Rishabh! " 

- Sachin Tendulkar

England Batting:

Openers in attacking..aggressive mood, Ben Duckett especially.

Off to a flyer..!!!

50 off 10.1 Overs. 

Indian pacers bowling bit too short and getting punished.

Crawley leaves one from Siraj DRS taken..

And oh...just bounces above the stumps.

Disappointing performance by Indian pacers so far up to..

Tea : 77/0 : 14 Overs.Duckett 43*, 33*Crawley.

Post Tea:

Fifties for both Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley as they put together their fifth 100+ opening stand in Tests 🤝

Incredible Batting  by Duckett and Crawley..

156/0 off 30 overs with run rate 5.2 🙄

Jadeja gets breakthrough at last..on 166.

England have recorded two 150+ opening partnerships against India in the same series for the first time since 1990. 😲

Crawley 84 (113) : 166/1 : 32 Ov. Ct in slip by KL Rahul. 

Debutant Anshul Kamboj strikes in his 7th over 39/1 : 6.1 Ov .

Duckett ct Jurel b Kamboj 94 : 197/2 : 38.1 Ov.

England ends the day with very strong position:

At Stumps: 

225/2 : 46 Ov :  Pope + Joe Root 

England 133 behind.