India vs England Live Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: IND steady after ...

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: Hardly any noise from the fielders any more and the batters are knocking the ball around quite easily. Robinson has moved to 58 off 91, Root on 113 off 250.

IND vs ENG Live Score: England 341/7

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: Jadeja brought in to replace Siraj in the 95th over, Robinson sends the last ball of that over over square leg with a sweep. Robinson moves to 53 off 81, that's his maiden Test half-century.

IND vs ENG Live Score: England 331/7

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: Robinson just two runs away from a fifty now! This has been a good start from England today. Robinson charges at Deep fifth ball of that over and thumps it between mid-off and cover. Then Robinson pulls the last ball, which is short, past mid-on.

IND vs ENG Live Score: England 324/7

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: India did take the new ball after that an over each with the old one. First ball of the 94th from Akash Deep, Robinson plays it in the air over point.

IND vs ENG Live Score: England 316/7

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: Still the old ball for now. Mohammed Siraj has the ball in hands and he is bowling the 91st over. Robinson on strike, he is on 31 off 60, Root at the other end on 106 off 226.

IND vs ENG Live Score: England 302/7

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: Robinson's late charge played a big role in England reaching 300 yesterday. He spoke with the host broadcasters before the start of play today. "After watching the first few overs we thought the ball would behave like that all day. But it seems to flatten out as the ball got older and it will be interesting to see how it reacts today morning. It is about keeping my training going and whenever I am called upon I am ready to play. He (Akash Deep) bowled really well. Someone we have looked at on how he bowled and used the crease. It is about hitting the right lengths and allowing the pitch to do the rest. Yesterday we were looking at 250, but we are at 300 and if we can get to 350 and the wicket breaks up a little, it would be a good total," he said.

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: India didn't take the second new ball when it was available yesterday. Akash Deep was lethal with it in that opening hour yesterday, will India go for the same tactic today as well?

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: Graeme Swann and Deep Dasgupta are talking about the pitch ahead of the second day's play. The cracks are a bit more pronounced but there is no moisture on the pitch. It is a slow pitch, chances of scoring rate increasing without loss of wickets is very low.

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: It's simmering up nicely in Ranchi. Remember, England need to avoid defeat in this Test to stay alive in the series. If they win, they have a chance at recording a first series victory in India since 2013 in the last Test.

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: This is what Joe Root had to say about his celebration after the Edgbaston Test in 2022. “I don’t think I’ll ever be able to feel or look like a rockstar but for 10 seconds I might have done, that’s what the little pinkie was about. Ben watched the Elvis Presley film the other day and he’s been doing that all week, so it was a little tribute to him,” he had said.

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: No, Joe Root did not do an air guitar with his bat after scoring his century. On the contrary, it was quite a subdued celebration from the England talisman but one thing that caught everyone's attention was him putting up his pinky while looking at Ben Stokes and the latter returning the gesture. Root had earlier explained that the gesture is connected to what the 'King of Rock and Roll' Elvis Presley used to do and something which can be seen in the 2022 biopic on him starring Austin Butler. This wasn't the first time he had brought out that celebration and his explanation came after he scored a century against India in the 2022 Edgbaston Test.

IND vs ENG Live Score: England 302/7

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: Joe Root loves playing against India, whether it be at home or away. His century yesterday took his career tally against India to 2709 in 29 matches at an average of 58.89 with 10 centuries and as many half-centuries. That makes him the highest run scorer in Test matches between India and England. It is also the most that any player has ever scored against India in Test matches, having surpassed Ricky Ponting's tally of 2555 during the first Test in Hyderabad.

IND vs ENG Live Score: England 302/7

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: Alastair Cook was over the moon to see his former teammate get out of the uncharacteristic rut he had found himself in. “When you see someone go through a little trouble, it’s always great to see them out the other end. When great players don’t score runs it’s only a matter of time until they do,” Cook told TNT Sport. “Slightly slower than normal but the tempo and his rhythm of batting is what makes him stand out. When he’s in fine flow he’s got such a nice easy way about him, Rohit [Sharma]- like. Pure and utter class, great player of spin and he has all the options covered.”

IND vs ENG Live Score: England 302/7

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: Shoaib Bashir is playing in this Test in place of Rehan Ahmed, who has been England's highest wicket-taker. The ECB said shortly after the toss yesterday that Rehan won't be returning for the rest of the series, having returned to England due to personal reasons.

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: Deep benefited from listening to Jasprit Bumrah, who told him to bowl a touch shorter than he does in domestic cricket. Two of his wickets came via short-of-length deliveries and one via good length. "In domestic cricket, our length is a couple of feet fuller," he said. "Here, our coaches, captain and Bumrah bhai told me that at international level, the length is a touch shorter because batsmen look to chase the ball here. So my plan was to just bowl at my line and length."

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: The pitch was offering turn and uneven bounce and spitting fire throughout the first session. It is filled with cracks and strange colours. And yet, after the second session, all the devils in it went to sleep. That coincided with Root and Foakes hunkering down for the rest of the day.

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: The Indian bowlers made merry in the first session and cut a frustrated lot towards the end of the second and the third. Ravindra Jadeja had the busiest day of them all, bowling 27 overs for one wicket and 55 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin bowled 22 overs for a wicket and 83 runs. Akash Deep bowled 10 overs, seven of which he bowled on the trot in his fiery opening spell. He took three wickets in that opening salvo and conceded a total of 70 runs. Fellow pacer Mohammed Siraj bowled 13 overs for two wickets and conceded 60 runs. Kuldeep Yadav was brought on only after the 40th over. He bowled 10 overs for no wickets but conceded just 21 runs. Finally, there was Yashasvi Jaiswal bowling the lone over for six runs.

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: The final over of the first day was bowled by Yashasvi Jaiswal, his first in Test cricket. It wasn't his first in first class cricket though, having bowled eight overs in the past. Jaiswal also has seven wickets in List A cricket. Robinson hit a four off the third ball of that over to bring up England's 300 and a total of six runs were conceded in it.

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: Joe Root is at that stage of a great player's career where any kind of century becomes a milestone of sorts. This is his 10th century against India, the most by any player in Test cricket. He was tied with Steve Smith on nine while Gary Sobers, Viv Richards and Ricky Ponting have all scored eight. He took 219 balls to get to his century, which makes it his third slowest after the 247-ball ton he scored against Australia at Lord's in 2013 and 259-ball century he scored against New Zealand in Hamilton in 2019.

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: The debutant spoke to the broadcasters after his extraordinary performance on Day 1. "I wasn't nervous, had spoken with my coaches, so I wasn't tense ahead of the game. I don't know how it happened, but I used to take every game as my last game and tried my best. Bumrah bhai advised me to drag the length back slightly (in international cricket), that's exactly what I did. I felt bad (on the no-ball), I was just hoping that the team doesn't lose because of that (since Crawley was batting well). There was a bit of help early on, but the ball became soft and the wicket was slow as well. We just tried to be as tight as possible and bowl in the right areas," he said.

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: Akash Deep bowled a seven-over spell in the first hour that proved to be disastrous for England. He first sent Zak Crawley's off stump cartwheeling in just his second over but that wicket was overturned because he had overstepped. Then Akash Deep had his first Test wicket in the form of Ben Duckett, forcing an edge off him and Dhruv Jurel doing the rest behind the stumps. Ollie Pope fell just two balls later and then Akash Deep hit Crawley's off stump again in his next over. This time there was no no-ball hooter, although Crawley hung around hoping to hear it.

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes(c), Ben Foakes(w), Tom Hartley, Ollie Robinson, Shoaib Bashir, James Anderson

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: England have put up a score of 302 for the loss of seven wickets, already a good total considering how this pitch has played thus far. Joe Root has grinded out his 31st Test century and was batting on 106 off 226, with Ollie Robinson on 31 off 60 at the other end, when Stumps were called for on Day 1. Root shared a 113-run partnership with Ben Foakes, which came in 261 balls. The pair batted out the second session, thus making it the first time in this series that England went an entire session without losing a wicket. His stand with Robinson was on 57 off 89 at the end of Day 1.

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test, IND vs ENG: You can only keep a great player down for so long and sure enough, India couldn't ensure that Joe Root falls for yet another insignificant score in Ranchi on Day 1 of this Test. Root stowed the Bazball stuff away and grinded out the Indian bowlers before switching gears ever so slightly and knocking the runs off almost nonchalantly. That got him his 31st Test century in 219 balls and took England to a score of 302/7 at Stumps, a very good score already considering how this pitch played on the first day itself. He shared a 113-run partnership with Ben Foakes, which came in 261 balls. The pair batted out the second session, thus making it the first session in this series in which England didn't lose a single wicket. His stand with Ollie Robinson was on 57 off 89 when Stumps were called on Day 1, with the latter on 31 off 60.

India vs England Live Cricket Score 4th Test: That will be it from Day 1! We will be back tomorrow morning, as India will aim to get early breakthroughs, while Joe Root and Ollie Robinson would hope to keep the momentum intact