IND vs ENG 4th Test Day 4: Gill and Rahul's fourth day marathon keeps India's hopes alive — Action in Images

Excellent application and grit on show from KL Rahul and Shubman Gill as they rescued India from a situation where they found themselves down two for none.

Published on: Jul 26, 2025 11:35 PM IST

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KL Rahul and Shubman Gill stitched together a partnership of 174* and building, stayign unbeaten through the second and third session when losing a wicket could easily have meant a rapid loss. Suddenly, India are in the contest to fight it out for a draw — but still a lot left to do. (PTI)

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Jasprit Bumrah rattles through Liam Dawson's guard to take another wicket. Not Bumrah's finest Test as he struggled with pace and accuracy, and India's hope will be to put him on ice ahead of the Oval. (AP)

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Ben Stokes joined the rate list of Test captains to have taken a five-fer and scored a century in the same match. The English captain looked back to his best with bat, scoring runs with great power and creativity on the way to 141. (PTI)

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Chris Woakes gave England the golden start at the start of the third innings, taking the wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan off successive deliveries in the first over. (Action Images via Reuters)

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Supreme focus from captain Shubman Gill, who survived some early jitters to work his way to 78* at the end of day's play. A crucial hand from Gill, who wanted a good response after three quiet outings. (PTI)

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England manufactured half-chances but not much more than that, as Rahul and Gill's dogged partnership frustrated a team missing one bowling option in the injured Stokes. A variety of tactics used by the English captain, but none sticking. (AP)

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KL Rahul faced 210 deliveries on Day 4, and resiliently kept them all out. Joins Shubman Gill with over 500 runs thus far this series — but beyond runs, how long he can bat on the morning of Day 5 with the second new ball around the corner will be significant. (PTI)