India, July 28 -- A match that should have been celebrated for the brilliance of two of India's finest all-rounders guiding their team to a remarkable escape will, unfortunately, be overshadowed by controversy, marred by England's questionable tactics and the actions of their captain, Ben Stokes. When India lost two wickets with no runs on the board on Saturday, Day 4 of the 4th Test against England at Manchester, Shubman Gill was probably starting at the bottom of the barrel, with India thinking of ways to end the series with a morale-boosting win at The Oval. After all, with five sessions to go, England smelled blood and were favourites to secure the first-ever Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.

That is, until four individual men decided to th...