Though the prospect of going for a draw is still faraway, as they trail by 137 runs, Rahul and Gill, unbeaten on 87 and 78 respectively, have given India and its fans a fighting chance of saving the match, something which looked improbable at one point.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
At 0\/2 in five balls of the second innings, Gill came in on a hat-trick ball with India under immense pressure, but he and Rahul \u2013 two calm individuals in their demeanour and temperament \u2013 showed their skill and immense mental toughness to have consecutive wicketless sessions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The final session began with Rahul and Gill being watchful for quite some time before the former got his first boundary by guiding Jofra Archer late through third man for four, before bringing up his half-century.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While Gill turned out to old-school batting mode, Rahul let go of menacing bouncers from Archer and hit boundaries on the ones which were short and wide, before Gill drove him through cover for four more.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The final session began with Rahul and Gill being watchful for quite some time before the former got his first boundary by guiding Jofra Archer late through third man for four, before bringing up his half-century.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Brief Scores: India 358 and 174\/2 in 63 overs (KL Rahul 87 not out, Shubman Gill 78 not out; Chris Woakes 2-48) trail England 669 in 157.1 overs (Joe Root 150, Ben Stokes 141; Ravindra Jadeja 4-143, Washington Sundar 2-107) by 137 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n