New Delhi, July 18 -- After the Lord's heartbreak, out-of-contention senior batter Ajinkya Rahane made a special request to captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir ahead of the fourth Test against England in Manchester, which starts on July 23.

Chasing 193 runs, the Indians were bundled out for 170, thus losing the game by 22 runs and also a chance to go ahead in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. While Arshdeep Singh's hand injury has added a new selection headache, Rahane urged the Indian management to add another frontline pacer in the playing XI at Old Trafford.

"I felt India missed an opportunity to get that big score on the board in the first innings (at Lord's). And also, I feel going forward, India should look to add one ...