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    Home / News / Sports News / India vs England, 4th Test: Ben Stokes elects to bat
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    India vs England, 4th Test: Ben Stokes elects to bat
    India lead the five-match series 2-1

    India vs England, 4th Test: Ben Stokes elects to bat

    By Parth Dhall
    Feb 23, 2024
    09:14 am

    What's the story

    India eye a series win as they take on England in the fourth and penultimate Test of the series.

    England's approach will be to watch out for after two thumping defeats.

    Meanwhile, seamer Akash Deep has received his maiden Test cap. He becomes the 313th player to play Test cricket for India.

    England captain Ben Stokes has won the toss and elected to bat.

    Line-ups

    Presenting the line-ups

    India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Kuldeep Yadav, and Mohammed Siraj.

    England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (captain), Ben Foakes (wicket-keeper), Tom Hartley, Ollie Robinson, Shoaib Bashir, and James Anderson.

    Changes

    Akash makes his debut; England draft Robinson, Bashir

    While KL Rahul continues to be unavailable, Jasprit Bumrah, the leading wicket-taker of the ongoing series, has been rested.

    As a result, Akash Deep makes his debut for Team India. He has taken over 100 wickets in First-Class cricket and averages 23.58 in this regard.

    On the other hand, England have roped in pacer Ollie Robinson and spinner Shoaib Bashir.

    Details

    Venue, pitch report, and streaming details 

    The JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi will host the fourth Test, starting on February 23.

    As per England batter Ollie Pope, batters can have a hard time due to the cracks on the surface. Spinners can hence play a major part.

    Sports18 Network will telecast the match while fans can live stream the proceedings on Jio Cinema from 9:30 AM IST.

    Record

    Here's the head-to-head record

    India and England have featured in 134 Tests. The Three Lions have the advantage with 51 victories in comparison to India's 33 triumphs. 50 matches have ended in a draw.

    England lost their last two Test series in India but were the last ones who defeated India at home in 2012. England have won 15 out of 67 Tests in India (24 defeats).

    Players

    A look at the key players

    Ravindra Jadeja has been at his all-round best in this series, having recorded 201 runs and 12 wickets.

    Yashasvi Jaiswal, having scored two double-centuries, has scored the most runs in the series (545 runs at 109).

    Ben Duckett and Pope have been the standout batters for England with 288 and 285 runs respectively.

    Tom Hartley has claimed 16 wickets at 33.19.

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