India, July 31 -- The change of venue brought no luck to Shubman Gill, as the India captain lost the toss for the fifth time in the series. England's stand-in captain, Ollie Pope, opted to bowl first under the gloomy London skies at The Oval. India made four changes to their playing XI for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series finale, aiming to level the contest 2-2.

This marked the 15th consecutive toss India lost in men's international cricket, with their last win coming in January this year during a home T20I. It was also just the 14th instance in Test history where a team lost the toss in all five matches of a series-the only previous example in the 21st century being India's 2018 tour of England.

Whether due to frustration over his ...