England pushed their mastery to further heights with a magnificent knock by Joe Root and stabilized their grip on events at the close of Day 3 of the fourth Test in Manchester. Manjrekar and Jonathan Trott examined India's bowling woes, Jasprit Bumrah's solitary fight, and Root's changing game, and also previewed what Day 4 could bring. Manjrekar broke down India's Day 3 problems and talked about Shubman Gill's captaincy in trying situations. The former batter estimated that Gill and India's hands have been tied because of the lengthy list of missing players, especially heading into the fourth Test. India are short Akash Deep in Manchester and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy is out of the rest of the series with a knee problem. The visitors have also had to deal with incomplete availability of Rishabh Pant, who broke his toe and was unable to take wickets in Manchester. Pant's fitness problems arose in the third test at Lord's, with India having to depend on Dhruv Jurel's keeping on both occasions. Moreover, pace bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj have also been affected in the fourth game, though not the level of impacting participation. Here is what Manjrekar said on JioHotsar “Shubman Gill is on his first trip to England as a batter and has also been thrown into the deep end as captain — carrying immense responsibility. He fought well across the first three Tests, but this game feels slightly beyond India, considering the challenges and resources. India’s bowling was hampered by Akash Deep’s unavailability — he picked up 10 wickets in the last Test but missed out due to injury. Anshul Kamboj came in but struggled to rise to the demands of Test cricket,” “One area India could have improved is their bowling combination — seamers bowled nearly 82 overs for just three wickets, while spin got four wickets in just 52 overs. That’s something they will need to reassess. The standout, though, was Mohammed Siraj — it was great to see him bowl with such heart right till the end,” he added. Also Read | Joe Root Surpasses Ponting, Becomes Second-Highest Test Run Scorer Bumrah’s struggles hint at fitness issues and workload concerns This is not the first time that Bumrah has looked flat in the series. At Headingley, in the second innings, he hardly had any effect on a lifeless pitch. At Lord's, he was quicker but later bowled fewer overs, just 16. Here at Manchester, he's struggled even though it is only the first innings. He even walked out of the field after having bowled only an over with the second new ball on Day 3, only to return a few overs later. He's already expected to play only three Tests in this series, and now there might be a chance that he'll not bowl in the second innings here. It must be remembered that Bumrah injured his back in January. He was playing IPL 2025, but that was only four overs at a time. That's a different type of cricket altogether, and his body may not be ready for that yet. That might have been the reason that he had promised before the series that he would not play the whole series. Fast bowlers like him would be required to space out their load so as not to suffer another injury. Had India won the last Test, Bumrah would have rested for the fourth Test. Instead, things happened in reverse direction which reflected negatively on the accuracy and speed of the ace Indian bowler.