In the third Test match played at Lord’s, which will be remembered for his exciting last season, England defeated India by 22 runs. India needed 193 runs to win, but the England bowlers did not lose patience and finally Shoaib Bashir Breed India’s expectations with the last wicket. The five-match series with this close victory is equal to 2–2. Now the fourth Test match to be held in Old Trafford from July 23 has become even more interesting.

Shoaib Bashir out of Test series against India

On the last day of the Lord’s Test, the young off -spinner Bashir, who was the hero of England, is now out of the rest of the series. Third day when Ravindra jadeja Bashir hurt his little finger of his left hand while trying to catch the catch. They do not bowl with this hand, yet fractured in the finger. The England Cricket Board (ECB) said that Bashir will have surgery this week and now he will neither play the fourth Test nor the fifth.

Hampshire’s experienced player replaced Bashir for the fourth Test

After Bashir was out, England have chosen spin bowler and all -rounder Liam Dawson in the team. The 35 -year -old dawn is going to play in Test cricket again after about eight years. He last played a Test match in 2017. His performance in county cricket has been very good, and he has also received the PCA Player of the Year Award in 2023 and 2024. This season he took 21 wickets in nine county championship matches and took 11 wickets in ten vitality blasts. National selector of England Luke Wright Said, “Liam Dawson is entitled to enter the team. He is playing very well in the county championship and is consistently performing well for Hampshire.”

England team for fourth Test:

Ben Stokes (Captain), Jofra Archer, Gas Atkinson, Jacob Bethle, Harry Brooke, Bridon Cars, Jack Croly, Liam Dawson, Ben Docket, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tung, Chris Vox.