Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has picked his Indian playing XI for the fourth Test against England. He also picked Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel to bat at No. 5 and No. 6, respectively as well. However, the fourth Test of the five-match series will take place in Manchester from Wednesday, July 23, onwards. India are 2-1 behind and need to win the fourth Test to level the series.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “There won’t be any question about the two openers. The third Test match was quite middling for Yashasvi Jaiswal, but that will happen. Runs aren’t scored in every match. KL Rahul scored centuries in the first and third matches. So there shouldn’t be any changes there. There will be a question at No. 3 as to whether Karun Nair should be given one more chance. Karun Nair hasn’t looked completely out of sorts. However, he hasn’t scored enough runs for you to say his selection is certain. I am still tempted to play him another match at No. 3 because he might not get a chance again.”

While picking Test captain Shubman Gill at No. 4, the veteran also added that Rishabh Pant should play at No. 5, even if he doesn’t play as a keeper.

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“Shubman Gill at No. 4. Ravi Shastri said that Rishabh Pant shouldn’t play if he is not keeping. I am thinking only four players have scored runs – KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant. He scored runs even after getting injured. If Rishabh Pant can’t keep, play him as a batter. I am thinking Dhruv Jurel at No. 6 because, apart from him, you only have top-order options. You started with Karun at No. 6 and Sai Sudharsan at No. 3, but that’s unlikely to happen. Play Dhruv Jurel at No. 6 because he scored runs for India A against the England Lions,” he shared again.

However, Aakash Chopra also stated that Team India won’t be able to play the spinner Kuldeep Yadav as the third spinner in Manchester, with Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar being the other two as well.

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“Ravindra Jadeja will play for sure. I feel Washington Sundar will also play for sure because he is coming after picking up four wickets. I feel you cannot play an extra spinner here. It is not Oval or Edgbaston. You will have to play fast bowlers here. So I am thinking three fast bowlers. Bumrah and Siraj will be seen playing for sure. The third pacer could be a toss-up between Anshul Kamboj and Prasidh Krishna if Akash Deep is unavailable. Ideally, you should go back to Prasidh Krishna, but he has leaked a lot of runs. So you might see Anshul Kamboj debuting here,” Aakash Chopra concluded.

Aakash Chopra’s Indian XI for the 4th Test:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Anshul Kamboj/Akash Deep