India, July 23 -- Karun Nair's shot at redemption all but ended in Manchester on Wednesday as India dropped him from the playing XI for the must-win fourth Test match against England to make way for Sai Sudharsan. India made three changes, two others being debutant Anshul Kamboj and all-rounder Shardul Thakur for injured Nitish Kumar Reddy and Akash Deep.

Eight years after his last appearance for India, Nair roared back to the Indian Test team on the back of a record Ranji Trophy season. He instantly vindicated the selection with a double century in the India A tour game that preceded the series, but his redemption song fell flat in the three appearances he made, scoring just 131 runs in six innings at 21.83, with not a single half-centu...