Shoaib Bashir Replacement Liam Dawson:
The fourth Test between India and England is set to take place at Old Trafford, Manchester, starting from July 23. In this thrilling installment of the Anderson-Tendulkar series, spinner Liam Dawson will step in as a replacement for Shoaib Bashir, who sustained an injury during the Lord's Test while trying to block a shot from Ravindra Jadeja.
England's selection committee announced this decision on Tuesday. Although there were multiple contenders to fill Shoaib Bashir's shoes at Old Trafford, the final choice favored Liam Dawson.
Shoaib Bashir suffered a finger fracture during the Lord's Test. The 35-year-old Dawson last played a Test match for England in July 2017. Returning to the Test scene with this opportunity, Liam Dawson has been consistent in his performance for Hampshire, garnering the PCA Player of the Year award in both 2023 and 2024.
Luke Wright, England's chief selector, commented, "Liam Dawson deserves this opportunity. His form in the County Championship has been exceptional, and his performance for Hampshire has been consistently impressive. Meanwhile, fast bowlers Sam Cook and Jamie Overton have returned to their respective domestic teams for the County Championship."
Who is Liam Dawson?
Liam Dawson, 35, has played three Test matches and taken seven wickets. He made his Test debut against India in Chennai in December 2016, where Karun Nair played an unbeaten 303-run knock. In that match, Liam bowled 29.4 overs, taking 1-153, his lone wicket being Ravindra Jadeja. His last Test appearance was against South Africa at Nottingham in July 2017. In ODIs, he has taken five wickets in six matches, whereas he has grabbed 11 wickets in 14 T20 Internationals.
England's 14-member squad for the fourth Test in Manchester:
Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.
India's 18-member squad for the England tour:
Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (Vice-Captain/Wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (Wicketkeeper), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Karun Nair, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav,
