In the 4th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester, Yashasvi Jaiswal’s bat broke while trying to defend a ball from Chris Woakes. This happened on the 5th ball of the 9th over when Jaiswal was playing defensively off his back foot.
India is playing England and England chose to bowl first. Jaiswal and KL Rahul have been solid, giving India a good start. This is a big game for India who are 1-2 down and need to win to stay in the contest.
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Woakes bowled a short ball and Jaiswal tried to defend it. The ball hit the top of the bat and the handle broke. Jaiswal had to switch to a new bat. Both the Indian batsmen have been patient, waiting for opportunities to score, keeping the scoreboard ticking.
England won the toss and chose to field first. India made three changes to their team. Sai Sudarshan, Shardul Thakur and Anshul Kamboj are playing instead of Karun Nair, Akashdeep and Nitish Kumar Reddy.
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England team: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith (wicket-keeper), Liam Dawson, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer.
India team: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Anshul Kamboj, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
