After fracturing a finger in the third Test, Jonny Bairstow had been cleared to play in the fourth, but only as a specialist batsman and not as a wicketkeeper. Jos Buttler donned the gloves in the third Test after Bairstow was forced to leave the field when a ball caught him painfully and fractured his finger. There have been speculations about a stint of rivalry between the two teammates over the role of the first choice wicketkeeper. Even though Bairstow has stated that he is keen to get back to the role, Jos Buttler has cleared every misunderstanding by saying that there is no bad blood between them. 

“I'm not fussed. From a few months ago, to even be in the Test match side is fantastic - so gloves on or not, it doesn't matter,” he said. 

“We've batted together in quite a lot of situations in different formats, so that rapport is obviously comforting in a way and allows you to get the best out of each other. We've got that right, left-hand combination, trying to rotate the strike and not let bowlers settle. We just went about it the same way ... trying to extend the partnership, and slowly and steadily building the lead,” Buttler said of a player who has been a regular team-mate in white-ball cricket for England and, latterly, for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL too. 

With a lead of 233 runs and two wickets in hand, Buttler feels that England might be able to succumb team India but at the same time, he mentions that they won't underestimate players like Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara who might just turn the game in India's favour. He also believes that Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid shall perform to the best of their abilities to stop them.