India vs England 4th Test Day 4 LIVE Score: Shubman Gill's team eyes quick wickets to rescue Test match against England
England have bulldozed India in response to their 358-run total. Openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley started the innings in true Bazball style, immediately putting pressure on the Indian bowlers. From there, the attack kept building. Joe Root went on to smash 150, surpassing Ricky Ponting's tally and now sits just behind the great Sachin Tendulkar in terms of Test runs.
However, India will look to take early wickets and proceed with caution in their second innings. With two days still left in the Test match and England already leading by 186 runs, there is a slight possibility that India could end up losing the match by an innings and runs.
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