IND vs ENG LIVE Cricket Score, 2nd Test Day 4: KL Rahul, Nair look to continue; India lead by 244 against England

England’s fightback was led by Harry Brook (158) and Jamie Smith (184*), who shared a defiant 303-run stand, the highest sixth-wicket partnership for England against India in Tests. But once Akash Deep broke through, cleaning up Brook with the new ball, England collapsed. Akash Deep (4/98) and Mohammed Siraj (6/119) ripped through the tail, restricting England’s reply to 180 runs short of India’s first-innings 587.

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India’s openers then raced to a 50-run stand before Yashasvi Jaiswal fell late in the day. With a massive lead and two days left, India will hope to convert this, as the Test is heading for a close finish.

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How Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal are following Sachin Tendulkar’s batting mantra

The best in the business train harder, they are at a higher plane, for them decision-making is a call of the subconscious. (PTI/BCCI)

Two days back, Yashasvi Jaiswal, after his very measured innings of 87, turned up for the press conference. It was a knock where, for a brief moment, he had shelved his wide array of strokes when the English bowlers were bowling tight lines. When they couldn’t sustain the pressure, Jaiswal would be back to his attacking self. As the last question of the press conference, the young opener was asked to explain the complexity of changing gears and how his limbs listen to the mind.

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