India vs England 2024, 4th Test – Dafanews Match Preview

India and England will lock horns against each other at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi from Friday onwards. The hosts took a 2-1 lead in the series after registering their biggest Test victory of 434 runs. India was able to thoroughly dominate the third Test match and they will look to continue the good show in known conditions.

We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Current form for India: W W L W L

India were at their best in Rajkot as they ticked the right boxes. The home team was able to come up with a collective effort as Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, and Mohammed Siraj delivered for the team.

Current form for England: L L W W W

While England’s top-order of Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, and Ollie Pope have done a fine job, the rest of the players haven’t been able to perform at their absolute best. The visitors will want to come up with a collective show with both bat and ball.

Head to Head: Matches: 134, Won by England: 51, Won by India: 33, Drawn: 50.

Players to look out for: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Mohammed Siraj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Yashasvi Jaiswal will be the crucial players for India.

Ben Stokes, Mark Wood, Joe Root, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Jonny Bairstow and Tom Hartley will be the important players for England.

India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Axar Patel, Srikar Bharat, Washington Sundar, Devdutt Padikkal, Akash Deep.

England Squad: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes(c), Ben Foakes(w), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson, Ollie Robinson, Daniel Lawrence, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir.