Rahul, Gill lead brilliant fightback
MUMBAI, July 27 -- There are going to be tough days in Test cricket when nothing is going right for you, and the opposition is completely on top. After three closely fought games, India had such a poor outing in their first innings of the fourth Test at Old Trafford. By the end of Day 3 with England 186 runs ahead with three wickets in hand in their first innings, they were already too far behind in the game.
The mettle of a good team is seen in how they respond in such situations - throw in the towel or make a statement by fighting till the last ball is bowled.
There were alarm bells when India again turned out flat in the field to play a poor opening session on Saturday. Captain Ben Stokes moved fluently to his 14th Test hundred and then ...
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