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Rishabh Pant has been taken to the hospital now. Prima facie the injury looked really bad. Let's still hope it is not serious. On the other hand, there is also another concern for India. If Pant is unavailable for the remainder of the game, they are in serious trouble. They will get a substitute wicketkeeper, but no batter to replace Pant in that case and will have to bat with 10 players only.

The light is not good enough to continue and this is why the umpires have called for Stumps on the first day of this fourth Test. Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur stay unbeaten at the score of 19 each. Ben Stokes stood out for England on the day with figures of 2 for 27.

The mid-on was up and Ravindra Jadeja took the chance. He jumped out of his crease on the Liam Dawson delivery and slammed it away for a four down the ground. It was a brave shot from the India all-rounder.

England continue with spin, maybe the fading light could be the reason as they are not allowed to bowl pace under low light as per the rules. India, on the other hand, won't mind facing some more overs of spin before closing the day.

80 overs are done and the second new ball is available for England now, but they have not taken it yet. Liam Dawson will continue from the end and he will bowl the 81st over. India would hope the light remains faded and they don't have to play the second new ball today.

Yes, it is confirmed now that Ravindra Jadeja was complaining about the fading light to the umpires. The light meter has been taken out, but it seems it is good to go. The play resumes with Joe Root bowling the 80th over to Shardul Thakur. Here we go...

Something seems to be troubling Ravindra Jadeja. He had a word with umpire Rod Tucker twice in the over. It might be the poor light that is a concern for Jadeja. Umpires Ahsan Raza and Tucker too had a discussion, but the play continues.

IND 249/4 (78)

A short of length ball from Ben Stokes and Shardul Thakur played a beautiful punch shot from the back foot for a four. It went through the backward point for the boundary. The duo of Shardul and Ravindra Jadeja keeps the scoreboard ticking for four-down India.  

Sai Sudharsan is OUT! That is another massive blow to India after Rishabh Pant got retired hurt. It was a short ball from Ben Stokes and Sudharsan tried to pull it but got a top edge. He ended up giving a catch to Brydon Carse at fine leg. India are in trouble!

Joe Root gave it flight and Ravindra Jadeja slammed it over the bowler for a four. This is good intent from the India all-rounder, who is new to the crease. England are 45 balls away from getting an option for a new ball and that might change things for them.

IND 235/3 (72.3)

Rishabh Pant is driven off the field of play after suffering some severe swelling on his right foot and Ravindra Jadeja walks out to the middle... pic.twitter.com/vJlu5CABQ8

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Sai Sudharsan slammed a four through extra cover on the second ball of the 69th over and raced to his half-century with it. It is a maiden Test fifty for the southpaw. He scored 0 and 30 in his first two innings in the format, but has made a brilliant comeback in this game.

Solid Sai!
First Test fifty by an Indian No. 3 in SENA countries since 2023!
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It seems Rishabh Pant has badly hurt his right foot. He is bleeding and his foot has swollen. An ambulance is entering the ground to take Pant out. He could not even stand on his right foot now. This is serious and Pant could be seen grimacing in pain as he goes out. He is retired hurt and Ravindra Jadeja comes in to replace him in the middle for India.

It was a fuller ball from Chris Woakes and Rishabh Pant went for a reverse sweep. He missed to hit it and the ball hit his boot. Umpire was unconvinced with the appeal but England went upstairs only to find out that the ball brushed his bat before hitting the boot. England lose a review but Pant is hobbling. He seems to be in pain. We have a short stoppage in play.

India have already crossed the mark of 200 runs. Sai Sudharsan is nearing his fifty while Rishabh Pant is also solid at the score of 31. The duo has added 65 runs for the fourth wicket so far. The visitors are in command at the moment.

IND 205/3 (66.4)

Rishabh Pant has scripted history in England. He has become the first-ever wicketkeeper to score 1000-plus Test runs in an away country. It is interesting to note that he has broken his own record of scoring most Test runs in an away country - 879 in Australia.

IND 197/3 (64)

Brydon Carse bowled a fuller delivery and Rishabh Pant slammed it down the ground for a six. There was no fielder at long-on and Pant cashed in on the opportunity. He stood and hit it over the long-on fence for a biggie.

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Coming round the wicket, Brydon Carse bowled it on the pads of Sai Sudharsan. The batter missed his flick shot but the ball hit his pad and raced away for a four through the fine leg. England continue to test Sudharsan around that line.

Sai Sudharsan wanted to flick the Brydon Carse delivery into the leg but got a leading edge. He tried to take a single but was sent back by Rishabh Pant when he was half-way down the pitch. As Sudharsan turned back to return to his crease, he dropped his bat in the process.

That's a jaffa from Archer! He almost had Sudharsan there. A wonderful line from Archer, a late-swinging outswinger, curling round the front-foot push. Smith goes down to gather in. Archer's reaction says it all

IND: 159/3 (55.1)

Second over after Tea, Sudharsan pulls Archer for a boundary towards backward square leg. Carse, who was deployed in that region, couldn't pick it up off the bat but he wouldn't have reached it anyway.

IND: 155/3 (53.2)

Three wickets in 71 runs. England take the second session. It could've been even better for the the hosts, had Jamie Smith grabbed on to Sai Sudharsan's catch. Nonetheless, great session for Ben Stokes and co. Sai Sudharsan and Rishabh Pant will aim to steady India as the visitors finish Day 1 on a high. All to play in the final session.

India lose another wicket, and it is their captain Shubman Gill. Ben Stokes bowled a fuller delivery that nipped back in and hit the front pad of Gill, who didn't offer any shot to it. Umpire gave it out but Gill reviewed it only to waste one.

Jamie Smith has dropped a regulation catch and that will see Sai Sudharsan survive. It was a fuller delivery down the leg side from Ben Stokes. Sudharsan nicked it but Smith failed to take that easy catch down the leg side as the ball popped out of his hands. Massive relief for India.

Shubman Gill has smashed a four on the bowling of Liam Dawson. That went just over the fielder at mid-on. England captain Ben Stokes was stationed there and he was interested in it for a while. The ball teased him and ran to the fence for a four. 

Well worth the wait, Daws!
Jaiswal caught by Brook off Dawson
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Shubman Gill tried to play a slog-sweep as Liam Dawson bowled a fuller delivery down the leg side. The India captain could not get it from the middle of his bat and that saw the ball missing the leg slip and running towards the fine leg. India got a couple of runs there. 

IND 124/2 (43)

Yashavi Jaiswal is OUT! Liam Dawson has provided England a big wicket here. He has dismissed Jaiswal (58 off 107 bals). Jaiswal failed to defend it properly and ended up giving an outside edge to Harry Brook at first slip. India are two down.

IND 120/2 (40.1)

After 38 overs of quality fast bowling from England, spin was introduced in the game. Liam Dawson, who has replaced injured Shoaib Bashir in the playing XI, bowled his first over and conceded five runs in it. There was no help for the batter from the surface.

IND 120/1 (39)

It was a fuller ball from Jofra Archer on the stumps and Sai Sudharsan flicked it away nicely for a four towards the square leg. That is the first boundary for the southpaw in this innings. India continue to move ahead in a steady manner.

Yashasvi Jaiswal has played a beautiful shot for a four. It was bowled a tad fuller from Chris Woakes and Jaiswal drove it through mid-off for a four. This is turning out to be a really good knock from the India opener. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal taps the ball on the off-side and takes a single to race to his half-century. It has come off 96 balls. This has been an incredible correction from Jaiswal. His early attacking intents were being questioned after his dismissal in the second innings of Lord's Test and the batter has responded to it with a composed knock.

Jais-balling in England! #YashasviJaiswal notches up his 8th 50+ score in just 9 matches vs England!
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Sai Sudharsan was dropped from the playing XI after a poor show in his debut Test match. He returned scores of 0 and 30 across the two innings. After staying on the bench for two matches, the southpaw has got another opportunity and this could not have been a better chance for him as India are in a commanding position at the moment.

IND 94/1 (32)

Chris Woakes has provided England a crucial breakthrough here! He has drawn the first blood by removing KL Rahul for the latter's score of 46. It was a short of a length delivery outside off-stump from Woakes and that took the outside edge of Rahul's bat to third slip.

KL Rahul departs for a well made 46 #SonySportsNetwork #GroundTumharaJeetHamari #ENGvIND #NayaIndia #DhaakadIndia #TeamIndia #ExtraaaInnings pic.twitter.com/sq3Y7xNnfu

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Yashasvi Jaiswal hit a four to Brydon Carse on the second ball of the over. He hit the boundary through cover-point. The southpaw has been playing his shots now and doing it all quite confidently here. Jaiswal is batting on 45 off 83 balls.

Brydon Carse is bowling the first over post the Lunch. He starts with a length delivery around middle and off-stump. KL Rahul defends it comfortably towards the fielder at mid-on.

Jofra Archer bowls the final over before Lunch. This has been a superb start from India. They will be mighty pleased with 78 runs on the board without losing any wicket. Rahul stays unbeaten at the score of 40 while Yashasvi Jaiswal is not out on 36.

IND 78/0 (26)

That is the first six of the India innings! Ben Stokes bowled it short outside off-stump and Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed it away for a six. There was no third man and that gave Jaiswal the license to swing his arms freely. Superb batting!

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That was  a superb short of length ball from Jofra Archer and Yashasvi Jaiswal got a lucky boundary on it. The Indian opener bent on the backfoot while trying to leave the delivery but got his bat on the delivery. To Jaiswal's good luck, the ball went over the fielders at slip, running away for a four. 

Lost the balance, not the timing. Just a gentle touch from #YashasviJaiswal - and it races away for four!#ENGvIND 4th TEST, DAY 1 | LIVE NOW on JioHotstar https://t.co/0VxBWU8ocO pic.twitter.com/SQOTg1fQUs

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That was short ball from Ben Stokes and Yashasvi Jaiswal cut it away powerfully for a four through the backward point. India are taking this game ahead really well. We have only 12 minutes remaining for the Lunch. Can the visitors go to the break without losing any wicket?

IND 63/0 (23)

KL Rahul has equalled the record of Sunil Gavaskar by becoming only the second Indian opener to smash 1000-plus runs in away countries. Rahul has achieved the feat against England, while Gavaskar did it agaist West Indies (1404 runs), England (1152), Pakistan (1001).

Five runs came off the over from Brydon Carse. He tested Yashasvi Jaiswal with a short delivery on the fourth ball of the over. The Indian opener went for his shot and got a top-edge but was lucky that it fell short of the fine leg fielder. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal played a cut shot for a four on the fourth ball of the over and India crossed the 50-run mark with it. The ball went through the gap between the third slip and gully. This has been such a patient knock from Jaiswal so far. He is batting on 18 off 49 balls.

IND 52/0 (18)

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Short and wide from Brydon Carse and KL Rahul hit it away for a four through the point. There was a fielder but he failed to stop the ball that whizzed past through his left side for the boundary.

14 overs have been bowled in the first hour of play in this game. KL Rahul has been in complete control, while Yashasvi Jaiswal too has shown great resistance. Rahul is batting on 27 off 47 while Jaiswal has played 37 balls for 13 runs. This is a solid start for India. 

That swung into Yashasvi Jaiswal from Chris Woakes. That came in really sharp. A loud shout for an LBW followed but umpire was unconvinced. England decided not to review it and it was a right call as replay showed that it got an inside edge before hitting the pad.

IND 33/0 (12.1)

Chris Woakes bowled a fuller delivery on the fifth ball of the over. Yashasvi Jaiswal drove it well through the left of the fielder at cover for a four. The ball is swinging a bit but both the Indian openers have done a good job so far. 

A short ball from Chris Woakes and Yashasvi Jaiswal has broken his bat while trying to defend it. The ball hit the bat on the upper part and the handle of the bat was broke. Jaiswal is now changing his bat.

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Wow! That is a terrific delivery from Jofra Archer. He bowled the good length delivery outside off-stump. The ball rose brilliantly from the surface and swung far away from KL Rahul. England wicketkeeper Jamie Smith had to put a dive to his right to stop the ball.

England pacers have been consistently bowling it on the off-stump and the imaginary fourth stump. Both KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal have done a nice job by leaving the deliveries outside off-stump really well.

A short ball from Chris Woakes outside off-stump and Yashasvi Jaiswal has pulled it away for a four through the deep mid-wicket. It was a well-controlled shot from Jaiswal, unlike to the one he played in the second innings of the Lord's Test that led to his dismissal.

A short ball from Chris Woakes and KL Rahul quickly transfered his body weight on the back foot and pulled it away for a four in front of square. A single follows. Five runs came off the over.

Smart shot selection and sharp focus - Rahul's shot is pure class!
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That was a good first over from Jofra Archer. He bowled it tight to KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Just a bit of swing in the first two overs so far for England. Meanwhile, Rahul and Jaiswal are off to a careful start.

IND 5/0 (2)

Yashasvi Jaiswal got an outside edge on the ball of Chris Woakes and that stayed low. The ball ran away for a four going through the gap in the slips. This was the second outside edge that Jaiswal got in the first over.

Chris Woakes with the new ball in hand. Yashasvi Jaiswal is on strike. KL Rahul is at the other end. Here we go... Woakes begins with a good length ball outside off-stump. That was angled in and missed the outside edge of Jaiswal.

In 1990, Anil Kumble was the last Indian to make his Test debut in Manchester. coincidentally, both Anil Kumble & Anshul Kamboj have a 10-wicket haul in FC Cricket.

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 (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.

"I was actually confused. Good toss to lose. The way we've played in the last three Tests has been outstanding. Some crunch moments we've lost, but we've won more sessions than them. You need a bit of a break. All three Tests were intense. Looks like a good surface. Nice and hard. There's some forecast around for the four-five days. Three changes: Sai Sudharsan comes in place of Karun. Kamboj and Shardul are in as well for Akash Deep and Reddy who are injured," said Shubman Gill. 

"We're going to have a bowl. Decent overhead conditions for bowling. We've had a good break in between. Good chance for everyone to head back home and get the batteries recharged. Everyone left everything out on the field at Lord's. We've had three games go down to the final session, which says a lot about the quality of the teams. Typical Manchester wicket. Quite firm. Some grass. Dawson back in the team - long time since the last Test but he's gone well over the years," said Ben Stokes. 

England skipper Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the fourth Test at the Emirates Old Trafford stadium in Manchester. 

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With pacer Arshdeep Singh's injury, Anshul Kamboj was called-in a replacement in the squad. However, Akash Deep also suffered a groin injury and is all set to miss the fourth Test. This made the way even more clear for Kamboj, who earned his maiden Test cap for India. He receives the cap from former wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta. 

Shardul Thakur, who played the series-opener, would be the direct replacement for Nitish Reddy in the playing eleven but he doesn't provide the same batting quality. If selected, he would have to up his game with the ball too as Reddy had produced timely wickets in the third Test at Lord's.

AAHHH, a good news for the fans coming from Manchester. According to our sources, the rain has currently stopped but the weather is still cloudy. There are still high chances of rain again but the toss is scheduled to take place at 3. Fingers crossed and let's pray to the rain gods. 

With Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar being the two spin bowling all-rounders, India had the cushion of batting till number eight but that may not be the case in Manchester, where the visitors are yet to win in nine attempts including four losses and five draws.

Following the first Test in Leeds, India had found a settled line-up by fielding three all-rounders in the playing eleven including Nitish Reddy, who has now been ruled of the series due to a knee injury. Pacer Akash Deep was also ruled out on the eve of the Test due to a groin injury, and captain Shubman Gill said uncapped fast bowler Anshul Kamboj is on the verge of making his debut.

The rain clouds are looming large as the fourth Test between India and England in Manchester is highly likely to get affected by rain. The practice session on the eve of the match was also disturbed by the rain and the weather forecast has also predicted heavy showers during the match. 

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 1 of the fourth Test between India and England, straight from the Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. Stay tuned for all the live updates.