Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on July 23, 2025
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Rishabh Pant's injury impacts India's momentum in the fourth Test against England, with the match finely poised after day one.
By Peter Hall
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Rishabh Pant's retirement through injury slowed India's progress on day one of the fourth test against England, with the tourists closing on 264-4 in their first innings as they look to keep the thrilling five-match series alive.
With England eyeing victory at Old Trafford that would seal a series win with one match to spare, the hosts put India in to bat in overcast Manchester conditions, but the tourists cruised through to lunch untroubled on 78-0.
Three wickets in the afternoon session costing just 36 runs, including India skipper Shubman Gill, swung momentum back in England's favour before tea.
England spinner Liam Dawson picked up his first test wicket in eight years when he had opener Yashasvi Jaiswal caught for 58.
As he often does, the entertaining Pant upped the ante after tea by playing a number of flamboyant shots. However, all that came to an abrupt end when he retired hurt on 37, having taken a blow on the foot trying to reverse sweep Chris Woakes.
Sai Sudharsan's maiden test fifty, a patient knock which took 134 balls to achieve, had already taken India past 200 before he got a hook shot all wrong to fall for 61.
England could not make any further inroads to leave the test finely poised going into day two.
(Reporting by Peter Hall, editing by Ed Osmond, Christian Radnedge and Pritha Sarkar)
India closed on 264-4 in their first innings at the end of day one.
Rishabh Pant retired hurt after taking a blow on the head while batting.
Liam Dawson picked up his first test wicket in eight years by dismissing opener Yashasvi Jaiswal.
India cruised through to a solid position but lost three wickets for just 36 runs in the afternoon session.
Sai Sudharsan scored his maiden test fifty, achieving a patient knock of 61 runs.
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