
Captain Shubman Gill and the ever-dependable K L Rahul gave India a glimmer of hope with resilient half-centuries after a well crafted hundred from Ben Stokes extended England’s supremacy in the fourth Test here on Saturday. Having lost Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan for no run in the second innings, Gill (78 batting off 167 balls) and Rahul (87 batting off 210 balls) showed plenty of patience in their 174-run stand to substantially cut England’s massive 311-run lead. At stumps on day four, India stood at 174 for two after two wicketless sessions, still trailing the hosts by 137 runs.