London/IBNS, July 15 -- India captain Shubman Gill feels his deputy Rishabh Pant's dismissal on the stroke of lunch on day three proved to be costly as that had denied the visitors a chance to take a lead over England in the first innings of third Test at Lord's in London.

Pant was run out by England captain Ben Stokes' perfect throw at the non-striker end when the wicketkeeper-batter tried to pick a quick single and handover the charge to KL Rahul, who was knocking at the door of his century.

Rahul finished his hundred after lunch but before going for the meal, India lost a thriving 141-run partnership with Pant walking back to the change room for 74.

Besides Pant's run-out, the India captain, who scored over 600 already in the series...