Ben Stokes stars with the ball before an excellent batting performance from Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley gives England control of the fourth Test against India, with the home side closing day two on 225-2 at Old Trafford,

A gutsy half century from the injured Rishabh Pant helped India post 358 in their first innings, with England captain Ben Stokes' first five-wicket test haul in eight years boosting his team's bid to clinch the series.

India cricket star Rishabh Pant made an unexpected return in the fourth test against England on Thursday after fears he would be ruled out of the match with a foot injury. Pant retired hurt on day one when an attempted reverse sweep off Chris Woakes saw the ball deflect onto his right foot.

Rishabh Pant is unable to keep wicket in the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford after injuring his foot, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said on Thursday.

India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant suffered a painful setback on Day 1 of the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford, placing doubt over his ability to continue as both keeper and batter.