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Manchester: On the second day of the fourth Test match being played in Manchester, England, India made a strong start against England, despite the light forecast of rain. Playing beyond the score of 264/4 of the first day, Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur started the day’s game. On the second day of the match, the Meteorological Department had predicted light rain, but the game continued uninterruptedly like the first day. The first day, England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bowl first. Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (58) and KL Rahul (46) gave the team a good start. Sai Sudarshan scored the first half -century (61) of their Test career. However, the Indian team suffered a setback when wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant (37) went out of the field. His injury has raised questions over the batting of the Indian team’s middle order. On the day the game progressed, Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur together brought Team India’s score to 358, before Shardul Thakur was dismissed for 41 runs. Ben Stokes took five wickets in this innings, in response to this, England started banging. Openers Jack Croly and Ben Docket faced the Indian bowlers well and made a century partnership for the first wicket. However, Anshul Kamboj, who is debuting, gave India the first success by dismissing Ben Docket at a score of 94. By the end of the day, England had scored 197/2 in 29 overs. A glimpse of the potential game: On the second day, where India’s goal was to score a big score, while England’s eyes were to cover the Indian innings early. At the same time, Rishabh Pant’s update will be awaited, which could affect the team’s strategy.