<p>Openers KL Rahul (40 not out off 82 balls) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (36 not out off 74 balls) made a steady start as India reached 78 without loss at lunch after being put into bat by England on the opening day of the fourth cricket Test at Old Trafford. </p><p>Rahul looked untroubled as he passed 1,000 Test runs in England -- only the fifth Indian to do so -- while partner Yashasvi Jaiswal overcame a broken bat to blunt the home attack.</p><p>Jaiswal particularly curbed his aggressive instinct while Rahul also played the ball on merit to help provide India with a solid start. Only after spending considerable time at crease, did the left-hander swung his bat.</p><p>Earlier, Haryana pacer Anshul Kamboj replaced an injured Akash Deep to earn his maiden Test cap, as India made three changes from the previous Test at Lord's. </p>.India vs England: Kamboj makes debut as visitors put into bat first.<p>Shardul Thakur replaced Nitish Kumar Reddy and Sai Sudarshan came in for an out-of-form Karun Nair in the other two changes made by the visitors who are trailing 1-2 in the five-match series for Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. </p><p>England also made a change with Liam Dawson replacing fellow spinner Shoaib Bashir, who suffered a hand injury in the third Test at the Lord's. </p><p>Risk-taking England skipper Ben Stokes ignored historical precedent after winning the toss for the fourth successive match -- no side winning the toss and bowling first has ever won a Test match at Old Trafford.</p><p>India captain Shubman Gill thought it was a good toss to lose and that seems to be the case considering the dry and slow nature of the surface.</p><p><strong>Engineer and Lloyd honoured</strong></p><p>Meanwhile, Former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer and legendary West Indies captain Clive Lloyd were honoured by the Lancashire County Cricket Club with stands named after them at the Old Trafford Stadium on ahead of the opening day's play. </p><p>The gesture immortalises the contributions made by both Engineer and Lloyd to the county, celebrating their legacies in English domestic cricket.</p><p>(With inputs from Agencies)</p>
<p>Openers KL Rahul (40 not out off 82 balls) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (36 not out off 74 balls) made a steady start as India reached 78 without loss at lunch after being put into bat by England on the opening day of the fourth cricket Test at Old Trafford. </p><p>Rahul looked untroubled as he passed 1,000 Test runs in England -- only the fifth Indian to do so -- while partner Yashasvi Jaiswal overcame a broken bat to blunt the home attack.</p><p>Jaiswal particularly curbed his aggressive instinct while Rahul also played the ball on merit to help provide India with a solid start. Only after spending considerable time at crease, did the left-hander swung his bat.</p><p>Earlier, Haryana pacer Anshul Kamboj replaced an injured Akash Deep to earn his maiden Test cap, as India made three changes from the previous Test at Lord's. </p>.India vs England: Kamboj makes debut as visitors put into bat first.<p>Shardul Thakur replaced Nitish Kumar Reddy and Sai Sudarshan came in for an out-of-form Karun Nair in the other two changes made by the visitors who are trailing 1-2 in the five-match series for Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. </p><p>England also made a change with Liam Dawson replacing fellow spinner Shoaib Bashir, who suffered a hand injury in the third Test at the Lord's. </p><p>Risk-taking England skipper Ben Stokes ignored historical precedent after winning the toss for the fourth successive match -- no side winning the toss and bowling first has ever won a Test match at Old Trafford.</p><p>India captain Shubman Gill thought it was a good toss to lose and that seems to be the case considering the dry and slow nature of the surface.</p><p><strong>Engineer and Lloyd honoured</strong></p><p>Meanwhile, Former India wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer and legendary West Indies captain Clive Lloyd were honoured by the Lancashire County Cricket Club with stands named after them at the Old Trafford Stadium on ahead of the opening day's play. </p><p>The gesture immortalises the contributions made by both Engineer and Lloyd to the county, celebrating their legacies in English domestic cricket.</p><p>(With inputs from Agencies)</p>
