With India trailing 1-2 in the Test series against England after a heartbreaking defeat at Lord’s, the visitors now need a win or a draw to avoid a series loss in the fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester. The match begins on July 23. India lost the first Test at Leeds by five wickets but bounced back to level the series 1-1 at Edgbaston, where they registered their first win after playing nine Tests. However, England regained the lead by winning the thrilling Lord's Test by 22 runs.

India have performed well with both bat and ball. Mohammed Siraj is the leading pacer of the series with 13 wickets, while captain Shubman Gill tops the batting charts with 607 runs in three Tests. The top three wicket-takers in the series are all Indians - besides Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep complete the trio.

As India head into the must-win fourth Test at Old Trafford, Manchester, how do they fare at the venue? India have never won a Test match at Old Trafford, which means the Gill-led side will have to script history - just as they did at Edgbaston - to level the series. India first played a Test at Manchester in 1936 under the leadership of the Maharaja of Vizianagram. Since then, they have played a total of nine Tests at the venue, losing four and drawing five.

Several Indian batters have scored centuries at Old Trafford - including Syed Mushtaq Ali, Vijay Merchant, Abbas Ali Baig, Polly Umrigar, Sunil Gavaskar, Sandeep Patil, Mohammad Azharuddin, and Sachin Tendulkar.

With the Old Trafford surface likely to assist fast bowlers, India face a daunting challenge against a Jofra Archer-led pace attack. England last lost at the venue in 2019, when Australia beat them. Since then, the hosts have defeated the West Indies, Pakistan, and South Africa, and secured a draw against Australia.

Joe Root, the centurion at Lord's, is the highest run-scorer at Old Trafford among active players, with 978 runs from 11 matches at an average of 65.20, including one century and seven fifties. Captain Ben Stokes, despite struggling with the bat recently, has scored 579 runs at an average of 52.63 at the ground.