India, July 6 -- India remain in the driver's seat as Day 4 in Birmingham closed with England needing a mammoth 536 runs more, with seven wickets in hand. Riding on captain Shubman Gill's second consecutive century in the match, India stand on the cusp of levelling the five-match series 1-1, after having lost the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy opener by five wickets in Leeds last month.

However, the path to victory on the final day looks difficult amid a rain threat in the opening session on Sunday. This raised questions about whether Gill was too late announcing the declaration, which came an hour after the Tea break on Day 4.

It was felt that India would declare their second innings following a lead of 550, which came shortly after Tea, wh...