IND vs ENG: Meet the Noisy Indian Fielders Who Unsettled Duckett, England on Day 4 – ‘Need Earplugs’, Says Shastri

So, where are the ones who made England’s life miserable in the middle? With Karun Nair off the field, captain Shubman Gill, standing at first, led from the front and was the vocal leader, marshalling his troops. Alongside him, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Washington Sundar, who were especially chirpy, with most of their banter aimed squarely at Ben Duckett, who looked visibly unsettled in the middle.

Former India coach Ravi Shastri, on commentary for Sky Sports, summed up the moment with a chuckle: “I’d be after a pair of earplugs.”

India’s tactics ultimately reaped reward as Duckett, who had laid the foundation for England in their successful run chase at Headingley with a superb 149, perished for 54 as Prasidh Krishna picked him up with a fuller delivery that induced the drive and got the edge to the slip cordon, which was elated.

IND vs ENG:India vs England Squad:

ENG XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue

Bench: Liam Dawson, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes

Support Staff:Paul Collingwood, Jeetan Patel, Brendon McCullum, Marcus Trescothick, Neil Killeen, Tim Southee

IND XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj

Bench: Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhimanyu Easwaran, N Jagadeesan, Arshdeep Singh, Anshul Kamboj

Support Staff: Gautam Gambhir, Ryan ten Doeschate, T Dilip, Morne Morkel, Sitanshu Kotak