India is set to play the fourth test match against England, and it is a must-win game for them. Apart from team performances, there are some individual records that players can break in the game. The questions on the minds of each fan would be, what are the Top 5 Expected breakable records in England vs India 4th Test Match?
The fourth test match between India and England starts today, that is 23rd July. Basically, it will go on till 27th July. It starts at 11 AM local time, whereas the venue for the 4th test is Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester. The live action in India starts at 3:30 PM as per Indian Standard Time. If England wins the fourth test, they will win the test series, and there will be nothing much to play for in the last game.
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Top 5 Expected breakable records in England vs India 4th Test Match
Most Runs in Test Series
The Indian Captain Shubman Gill has the chance to break Don Bradman’s record for the most runs in a test series in this game. He obviously has one more game to achieve the record to his name, but his team needs him to get a lot of runs in this game for India to win.
Don Bradman’s record is of 994 runs, whereas Gill is at 607 runs. He needs 388 runs in this game as he has already scored more than 400 runs in a single test match in this series.
Joe Root surpasses Ricky Ponting’s Test runs record
The greatest batsman for England in Test Cricket has to be Joe Root. This is the game where he can become the second-highest run scorer in Test cricket. He is currently in fifth place with just 30 runs separating him from getting in the top three.
Ricky Pointing has scored 13,378 runs in his test career. Joe Root is at 13,259 runs. Root just needs to score 120 runs in this match, and we can have that record to his name. With the form he is in, the record can be broken in this game.
Fastest Captain to 1000 Test runs
This is another record that the Indian captain, Shubman Gill, can make to his name. The player who holds the record for the Fastest Captain to 1000 Test runs is Herbert Sutcliffe and Everton Weekes in 12 innings.
Currently, Shubhman Gill has scored 607 runs in 6 innings as a captain. He still has another six innings to break the record, and there are chances of him getting the milestone in this game. Gill needs 393 runs.
KL Rahul reaching 1,000 Test runs in England
It is fair to say, KL Rahul is the most experienced batter in the India team in the ongoing series against England. Eventually, he has played that way too. KL Rahul is eyeing a new milestone. Of becoming the fourth Indian batsman to score 1000 runs in Test cricket in England.
He just needs eleven runs in this match to do so. Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, and Rahul Dravid are the players who have already achieved it before.
A new highest successful 4th‑innings run chase at Old Trafford
The Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester has surely not seen a big total getting chased down in the last inning of a test match. 294 was the highest run chase, which was done by England in 2008 against New Zealand.
Batting in second and fourth innings is always tough at this venue. The question is, can we see this record break in the fourth test if India bats last?
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