Manchester, July 27 -- As the fifth day of action at Manchester during the fourth Test against England is just hours away, Indian openers KL Rahul and skipper Shubman Gill stand on the verge of scoring landmark centuries.

Putting the innings back on track after Chris Woakes reduced India to 0/2, just minutes after the hosts had conceded a 311-run lead, Gill-KL will be aiming to eat further into this lead by continuing their 174-run stand. The motive would be either to play out the whole day for a draw, or accelerate aggressively to give England something to chase during the final session.

At the end of the final session on day four, Gill (78*) and Rahul (87*) are just a few runs shy of their centuries.

If Gill manages to get his centur...