Furthermore, rishabh pant, who was unable to fully engage in wicketkeeping due to an injury sustained during the third Test, is also in doubt. Pacer akash Deep has also been ruled out of this match due to an injury. This is seen as a major setback for the indian team. Since the indian team arrived in Manchester, it has been raining continuously. Since it has been raining intermittently for the past week, the Meteorological Department has said that there is a possibility of light rain on all five days of the match.On the first day of the match, Wednesday, there is a 65% chance of rain. The temperature on that day will be between 19 and 14 degrees Celsius. The match is scheduled to start at 11 am local time, but the start of the match is likely to be delayed due to rain. On the second day, the chance of rain increases to 85%. The temperature is expected to be between 21 and 12 degrees Celsius. While the weather is expected to improve slightly on the third and fourth days, there is a 40% chance of rain on the fifth day. This could affect some parts of the game.
Due to the humid weather, the conditions will be favorable for the fast bowlers on the first day of the match. Cloudy weather will also help them. Former england players like Mike Atherton have opined that kuldeep Yadav's wrist spin bowling could have an impact, as the Old Trafford pitch is usually dry. However, considering the humid conditions prevailing on the pitch, captain Shubman Gill and coach gautam gambhir may consider bringing in fast bowling all-rounder shardul thakur in place of nitish kumar Reddy. In this difficult situation, it remains to be seen how the indian team will pick the right players and tackle the challenge of England.
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