But England hit back in the second half of the session, picking four wickets to peg India back. Pant had the license to break free, given the base that India had already built up.

Brief scores: England 465 & 21/0 (Zak Crawley 12*, Ben Duckett 9*) need 350 to win against India 471 & 364 (KL Rahul 137, Rishabh Pant 118; Brydon Carse 3/80, Josh Tongue 3/72).

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Indian cricket stars Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant strengthened India's commanding position against England on Day 4 of the second test at Edgbaston. Contributing crucial runs, they helped India build ...