India vs England, 4th T20I: Having been winless in their last five completed T20Is, Team India are in dire need of an inspiration to turn things around as they take on England in the fourth T20I at the County Ground in Bristol on July 9, Thursday. With their combination in the third T20I culminating in a massive 125-run defeat, the Men in Blue are likely to trigger some changes. Sanju Samson, who has been out of the side for the previous two games, could find himself back in the playing eleven.
India vs England, 4th T20I: Will Sanju Samson be drafted back into India’s playing eleven?
The Kerala-born cricketer made way for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after registering three consecutive single-figure scores, including 5 and 0 in the shocking series victory to Ireland. With Sooryavanshi making a compelling case and Samson’s slump continuing, the latter was benched since the second T20I. Nevertheless, the tourists’ misfiring batting unit could make way for the 31-year-old’s inclusion again. While Sooryavanshi has not quite lived up to the hype, the Indian management is highly unlikely to make him the scapegoat following the two defeats. Kishan has also been struggling but Tilak seems to be the batter with the lowest number of credits currently.
The southpaw did decently in T20 World Cup 2026, aggregating 207 runs in nine matches but struggled for the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026, managing 359 runs in 14 games as the five-time champions didn’t reach the playoffs. Compare that to Kishan, who delivered impactful performances in both T20 World Cup and IPL 2026. Varma huffed and puffed to fifty against Ireland but his other scores have been 19, 13, 24* and 3. Hence, the tourists could wield the axe on the Hyderabad-born cricketer
India’s predicted XI: Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy.
India vs England, 4th T20I: Are England likely to make any changes?
Meanwhile, the hosts have not yet named their playing XI but are likely to stick to the same line-up to seal the series for them.
England have notably not beaten India in a bilateral T20I series since 2014 and there would hardly be a better opportunity than the present to accomplish it.
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