Former India batter Mohammad Kaif has taken a swipe at captain Shubman Gill for not backing Karun Nair in the visitors’ playing XI for the fourth Test of the ongoing five-match series against England. The match got underway earlier today, Wednesday, July 23, at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester.Dealing with multiple injuries, the visitors made three changes. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Akash Deep were ruled out, paving the way for Shardul Thakur and debutant Anshul Kamboj. Nair was also left out in favour of Sai Sudharsan.The 33-year-old had featured in the first three Tests but failed to convert his starts into substantial scores, registering 0, 20, 31, 26, 40, and 14 across six innings. Reacting to his omission, Kaif slammed Gill’s decision-making in a post on X, writing:“Today was Shubman Gill's chance to back Karun who was down but deserved one more chance. He should have picked Karun Nair. Chance missed to earn the respect when it comes to making tough decisions as a leader.”Meanwhile, this marks Sudharsan’s second Test appearance. He made his debut in the opening match of the series at Headingley, Leeds, where he scored 0 and 30 in the two innings.KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal give India a solid start in 4th Test against EnglandEngland skipper Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to field first, with Liam Dawson replacing the injured Shoaib Bashir. The visitors’ opening pair of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal were brilliant as they adjusted well to the line and length of the English new-ball duo, Chris Woakes and Jofra Archer.At the time of writing, India had made a solid start and were 58/0 after 21 overs, with Rahul on 37 and Jaiswal on 19 at the crease.Playing XIs of both sides:England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Liam Dawson, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer.India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Anshul Kamboj.