Gill's unbeaten fifty takes India to 86/2, trailing England by 225

Gill surpassed Kohli's 655-run mark from 2016 and is nearing Gavaskar's record of 732 runs as Indian Test captain

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MANCHESTER, 26 JULY A double-strike from Chris Woakes, after England skipper Ben Stokes smashed his 14th Test century, has left India in all sorts of trouble at lunch on day four of the fourth Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Test at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Stokes hit 141 off 198 balls, his first Test century since the 2023 Ashes, as England posted 669 in 157.1 overs and took a first-innings lead of 311 runs. For India, Ravindra Jadeja took four wickets while Washington Sundar had two scalps in a largely ineffective bowling performance.

Jasprit Bumrah conceded above 100 runs in a Test match for the first time while Mohammed Siraj, debutant Anshul Kamboj and Shardul Thakur were largely ineffective. Woakes then dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal and B Sai Sudharsan for ducks in 15 minutes before the lunch break, as India reached 1/2 in three overs.