England vs India 2018: 4 Indian players who can shine in the 4th Test against England 

India won the 3rd Test comfortably and bounced back in the Test series. However, Kohli's men are still trailing the series 1-2 and they need to win the remaining two matches to secure a series victory. Hence, if India can replicate the performance of the Trent Bridge Test match, then they can certainly win this Test series.

India was exceptional in the last match and they performed well in every department. As a matter of fact, slip fielding was a major issue in the first two Test matches and the Indian slip fielders dropped many catches. But the slip fielding improved marginally in the last Test match. Additionally, the batting gave a headache to India in first two games, but the batsmen did well at Trent Bridge. Similarly, the Indian batsmen are expected to perform well in the next game.

The performance of Indian bowlers was top-notch in the last game. In fact, they did extremely well in the first two Tests but the poor batting was responsible for India's two defeats. Likewise, they are predicted to continue the good form in the next two matches and the inclusion of Jasprit Bumrah in the squad has strengthened the bowling attack.

Here we discuss four Indian players who can shine in the 4th Test match.

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#4 Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane got back to form

The Indian vice-captain was going through a rough patch with the bat but he scored useful runs in the third Test match. He scored a total of 120 runs and he will play a crucial role in the remaining Test matches. In all honesty, if India wants to win this Test series, then Rahane needs to deliver with the bat.

Rahane has been a key batsman of the Indian middle order in the longest format of cricket in the last few years. He has played some noteworthy big knocks in overseas countries. He has scored 2,883 runs in 44 Test matches and he has a batting average of 43.68. He looked in good touch at the Trent Bridge and built an important partnership with Virat Kohli.

#3 Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah impressed in his second spell in the second innings with the new ball

Bumrah is the backbone of Indian pace bowling in all three formats and his performance was awe-inspiring in the third Test. Bumrah made a comeback from an injury in the last game and he took 7 wickets. He took five wickets in the second innings and his deadly spell with the new ball broke the spine of English batting.

The player has played only 4 Tests but he has taken 21 wickets. He made his Test debut against South Africa earlier this year. Though he is new to the longest format of the cricket, his exceptional bowling skill makes him the best pace bowler of the Indian bowling unit.

Hence, India's bowling performance will depend a lot on Bumrah and he will be determined to continue his form in the fourth Test. He is lethal with the new ball and he can destroy the English batting on his day.

#2 Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya evaded all criticism to stand tall

Hardik Pandya was undoubtedly the hero of the last game. The 24-year-old produced a jaw-dropping performance. He was equally good with the bat and ball in the third Test match. India will be hoping to see a similar performance from the all-rounder at Southampton.

It is infrequent to see a fast bowling all-rounder in the Indian Cricket but Pandya has solved India's search for a fast bowling all-rounder. He is often compared to the legendary Kapil Dev and his performance in the last Test proved his worth in the team.

Pandya was under criticism for his ordinary performance in the first two Test matches against England but his impressive performance in the last game gave a fitting reply to his critics.He took 5 wickets in the first innings and scored an important half-century in the second innings and he will be certainly determined to carry forward his good form in the next game.

#1 Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has put the horrors of 2014 behind him

This list is incomplete without the leading run scorer of the series Virat Kohli. The Indian skipper has already scored 440 runs in the three Test matches and he is expected to score more runs in the remaining two games. In fact, he is the backbone of the Indian batting and India's fate in the fourth Test will depend a lot on Kohli's batting.

In addition, Kohli is the number one Test batsman in the world now and he has been in a stupendous form. He has already scored two centuries and two half-centuries in the series and his aim will be to add another ton in his tally at Southampton. As a matter of fact, the star batsman had a disastrous England tour in 2014 but his performance in the ongoing series has completely changed his statistics on the English soil.