Gill: Late fightback made India 'quite optimistic' of winning at Lord's
When Ravindra Jadeja and the tail were still going against England after tea, India captain Shubman Gill believed they could pull off a comeback for the ages.
Chasing 193 for victory, Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah scored 35 runs in 22 overs for the ninth wicket. Then Jadeja and last man Mohammed Siraj added 23 in 13 overs.
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