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Team India met Manchester United players ahead of the crucial 4th Test at Old Trafford. Rishabh Pant gifted a signed bat to Bruno Fernandes, while Mohammed Siraj bowled to Harry Maguire. India trails 1-2 after a heartbreaking 22-run loss at Lord's. The interaction highlights the camaraderie between cricket and football stars.

Key Points: Team India Meets Manchester United Before Old Trafford Test

  • Gambhir and Amorim share insights during team meet-up
  • Pant gifts signed bat to Fernandes
  • Siraj bowls to Maguire in friendly session
  • India trails 1-2 after narrow Lord's loss
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Team India meets Manchester United players ahead of Old Trafford Test

Indian cricket stars Rishabh Pant and Mohammed Siraj interact with Man United's Bruno Fernandes and Harry Maguire ahead of the 4th Test.

"A great moment of sportsmanship as Rishabh Pant gifts a signed bat to Bruno Fernandes – BCCI"

Manchester, July 20

Team India met the Manchester United football team on Sunday ahead of the fourth Test of the five-match series in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025, which will take place at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester from July 23.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India took to the official media handle and posted the picture of the head coach of the Indian Cricket Team, Gautam Gambhir, and the Manchester United manager, Ruben Amorim.

During the meet-up, Team India vice-captain and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant gifted a signed bat to Manchester United football team captain Bruno Fernandes.

India's right-arm seamer Mohammed Siraj was also bowling to a Manchester United defender, Harry Maguire.

Recapping the Lord's Test of the ongoing series, an unfortunate dismissal of Mohammed Siraj at the hands of Shoaib Bashir, with the ball rolling back into the stumps after a landing on the pitch, marked the end of India's stubborn resistance at Lord's, with Ravindra Jadeja left stranded following a heartbreaking 22-run loss.

India lost the match despite dominating England for large parts of the game, with Jasprit Bumrah being one of the standout performers. He took seven wickets, including a five-wicket haul in the first innings.

India are currently 1-2 down in the five-match series after losing the third Test at Lord's by just 22 runs.

India's squad: Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Nitish Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Arshdeep Singh, and Kuldeep Yadav.

- ANI

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Sarah B
As a cricket and football fan, this made my day! Though I wonder if such interactions are distracting before an important Test match. The team should be fully focused after that heartbreaking loss at Lord's.
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Arjun K
Siraj bowling to Maguire 😂 Hope he didn't bowl him out like he does to English batsmen! On serious note, our team needs to bounce back strong. Bumrah's form is silver lining but others need to step up.
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Priya S
Beautiful to see sportsmanship beyond boundaries! But BCCI, please focus more on team's performance than PR activities. That Lord's loss still hurts - we had the match in our hands. Need better temperament in crunch situations.
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Karthik V
Manchester United ki tarah humari team bhi 'comeback kings' ban jaye! 1-2 down but series still alive. Jadeja was unlucky last match - hope he gets his century at Old Trafford this time. #BelieveInBlue
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Michael C
Interesting cultural exchange! As an England fan, I must say India played brilliantly at Lord's despite the loss. That Siraj dismissal was pure bad luck. Looking forward to an exciting contest at Old Trafford!

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