ENG vs IND | Twitter impressed as Sudharsan and Jaiswal's half-centuries take India to respectable position

‌India had a good start, after being put into bat under overcast conditions, in the fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester. Openers KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal showed caution and patience as the visitors went in for lunch without losing a wicket, with the score reading 78 after 26 overs.

However, the home side bounced back in the second session with three wickets, including both the set openers. Rahul was the first to depart, poking at a short of a length delivery outside off stump from Chris Woakes, four runs short of a well-deserved half-century. Meanwhile, Jaiswal completed his 12th half-century before edging a straighter one from spinner Liam Dawson. With captain Shubman Gill’s dismissal on the stroke of tea, India walked in for the break with the score reading 149/3.

Sai Sudharsan held one end up while Rishabh Pant was his usual aggressive self as the duo added 72 runs for the fourth wicket. But the wicketkeeper-batter (37) got injured after getting hit on his foot while going for an audacious reverse sweep of Chris Woakes and had to walk back. Sudharsan completed his maiden Test fifty in the next over before being dismissed by England skipper Ben Stokes for a patient and gritty 61 off 151 balls. However, Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur ensured that India did not lose another wicket till the end of the day.

They have to do something!

Lord Shardul Thakur & Sir Ravindra Jadeja together in middle 🙏 🙌 

— Royal Challengers (RCB) (@VikashJ13660845) 

That could be some serious injury!

Rishabh pant going for hospital 💔

Hope all are good, not to be serious 🙏     

— Crickupdate (@maulikchauhan13) 

Hope he recovers fast!

Rishabh pant going for hospital 💔

Hope all are good, not to be serious 🙏     

— Crickupdate (@maulikchauhan13) 

He is surely a fighter!

FEELS RISHABH PANT BUT HE IS WARRIOR COMEBACK 💪🏻 

— DIVYANSH CHAUHAN (@Imchauhan28) 

Captain looks worried!

Shubman Gill reaches the medical centre to check on Rishabh Pant. 

— Raja babu Singh (@rbsingh2018) 

Shardul has to do someyhting big here!

It's a reality check ✅ of Lord Shardul Thakur's batting temperament. What can he deliver for Team India in this do-or-die match? I hope he scores more than 60 runs. May Lord Shiva bless him, and may he perform brilliantly to silence the critics, myself included! 🙏💪

— ᴡᴀᴘ7 :ᴀʟᴏᴋ ᴋᴀꜱʜʏᴀᴘ (@alokkashyap24) 

Big hope!

Shardul Thakur & Ravindra Jadeja 🔥💯

— Rahul Joshi (@rahulljoshiii) 

He has to do the same here!

Anybody who watched the last couple of Ranji seasons know - Mumbai cha raja kaun? 



Its Lord Shardul Thakur



Need one more 50 from Lord today.

— Fyodor DostoWhiskey (@F_DostoWhiskey) 

True that!

Shardul Thakur needs to do something similar with the bat in this match like he did at Kennington Oval, London in 2021.

— Vipul 🇮🇳 (@Vipul_Espeaks) 

LOL! Run si a run!

The Running Style of Shardul Thakur between the wickets is funny.

— The Fan (@ThePankha)