Ollie Robinson, a right-arm pacer, bowled without picking up a wicket in the fourth Test match between India and England in Ranchi, disappointingly for former England captain Michael Atherton. Notably, India won the series with one game remaining despite Robinson’s inability to take a single wicket in the first innings and his lack of access to the ball in the final innings.
Robinson made his debut for his country during the Ranchi Test, his first since the Headingley, Leeds, third Test of the Ashes in 2024. In the first three Test matches of the current series, England favored Mark Wood and James Anderson over the tall pacer. Before the fourth Test, Ben Stokes praised Robinson’s bowling, but the batsman made the biggest impact.
Robinson Ollie, In this game, I was incredibly let down by him. He seemed to bowl, and he was moving at a slow and steady pace. undoubtedly made that half-century, but he failed to make a catch. On the final day, Stokes did not call upon him, and he appeared to be a player who had been away from cricket for seven months. According to Atherton on the Sky Cricket Podcast, he appears to be a bowler who needs a decent amount of game time right now—not necessarily with England either.
It’s unclear if Robinson will play in the series finale in Dharamshala, where seamers are anticipated to get some assistance.
Although James Anderson, a seasoned player who has already participated in three straight Tests, was rested for the fourth Test and may make a comeback to the starting eleven.
After lunch on day four, Shoaib Bashir took two wickets in as many balls, leaving the hosts 120 for 5 in their second innings—72 runs short of the winning total, giving England, trailing 2-1 ahead of the fourth Test, a chance to level the series.
Dhruv Jurel finished undefeated at 39, but Shubman Gill took command of the game with an incredible 52 runs off 124 balls to lead India to victory.