Team India Arrives In Manchester Ahead Of 4th Test Against England At Old Trafford
Manchester #TeamIndia have arrived for the 4th #ENGvIND Test pic.twitter.com/vS6fxEoEAq
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 20, 2025
The Board of Control for Cricket in India also posted the pictures of some other players as well, which included the likes of all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, and Shardul Thakur along with wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel.
Fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, and Arshdeep were seen as well, along with left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav.
India are currently 1-2 down in the five-match series after losing the third Test at Lord's by just 22 runs, despite a fighting effort by the tailenders and Ravindra Jadeja while chasing 193.
India's squad: Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, and Kuldeep Yadav.
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