India, Aug. 4 -- Gautam Gambhir has been a man under pressure since the start of his tenure as India head coach in July last year. The Champions Trophy win did little to ease the scrutiny, with critics sharpening their knives over his red-ball methodology - especially after the unprecedented home whitewash against New Zealand last November and the subsequent Border-Gavaskar Trophy series loss to Australia.

But the former India opener heaved a sigh of relief on Monday as the Shubman Gill-led side pulled off an epic heist at The Oval, levelling the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2-2.

Mohammed Siraj picked up a five-wicket haul, while Prasidh Krishna claimed four as India silenced a rampant England. After centuries from Harry Brook and Joe Root...