England vs India 2018: 3 Indian players who might get a chance in the 4th Test

After narrowly losing the first Test and being completely outplayed in the second, India made a huge statement in the third Test with an impressive victory over hosts England. Now they will be looking to level the series 2-2 in the upcoming fourth Test at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.

Despite putting in a very impressive performance in the third Test, the Indian team will be surely aware that there is huge room for improvement in the next game. While the performance of some players has been a cause for great hope, others have clearly disappointed.

Here are 3 players who could get their chance to shine in the Fourth Test.

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#3 Umesh Yadav

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It is very hard to judge how Mohammed Shami is going to perform. The pacer is very much a rhythm bowler who can be splendid in one match but completely useless in the next. We saw this in the third Test when Shami was expensive and also managed to pick up just one wicket in each inning.

Umesh Yadav is pretty similar to Shami expect for the fact that he has been in great form for some time now. He even had a pretty good first Test but was then dropped to make place for Kuldeep Yadav in the team.

Now with Kuldeep gone and Shami struggling, it might be the right time to bring back Umesh into the team. The pacer has a habit of being expensive at times, but he does always manage to pick up wickets.

If India are to win the fourth Test, they have to be aggressive and take the game to England. Umesh Yadav seems to be the kind of choice to do exactly that.

#2 Ravindra Jadeja

Jadeja has not featured in the series yet.

At one of point time, Jadeja had firmly established himself as one of the best all rounders in world cricket. Just around this time last year, he was even ranked #1 in the ICC Test All-Rounder rankings. But since then, he has seen his reputation fall as his place in the team has come under question.

He is yet to even feature in this series. But now it seems like a opportunity might have popped up for Jadeja. According to reports, Ashwin is struggling with a groin injury and is questionable for the Fourth Test.

And now with Kuldeep Yadav gone to play for India A, this might be Jadeja's chance to impress as the leading spinner of the team and back his place in the first team.

Over the years, we have seen that Jadeja is more than capable of taking important wickets in the longest format of the game. And India will need him to be at his best if they are to win the Fourth Test.

#1 Prithvi Shaw

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The Indian openers have struggled throughout the series to get runs on the board. The team has tried every combination of Dhawan, Rahul and Vijay but none of them has shown much promise.

So, the 18-year-old might now turn out to be a surprise inclusion in the team after just being called up. Indian fans have very high hopes from Shaw and many consider him to be the future of this team.

If picked, it will be interesting to see how he copes with the pressure of playing for the country at such a tender age. His talent is unquestionable but the only thing that might come in his way is his maturity at this stage of his career.

But with Dhawan and Rahul struggling, and Vijay already back home, do not be surprised to see the 18-year-old at the crease for India in the Fourth Test.