India, July 23 -- Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif disagreed with Shubman Gill's decision to drop Karun Nair for the must-win fourth Test against England in Manchester. Sai Sudharsan replaced Nair in the playing XI as India made a total of three changes for the match. The two others were - debutant Anshul Kamboj and all-rounder Shardul Thakur for injured Nitish Kumar Reddy and Akash Deep.

The England tour was supposed to be about Nair's redemption, having earned a spot in the Indian squad after eight long years. But the veteran batter managed just 131 runs in six innings thus far, at 21.83, with not a single half-century knock.

A loss at Lord's added significant weightage to the game in Manchester, a venue where India have never won...