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Manjrekar hails gill-kl’s ability to “Dig Deep, Bat With Restraint” On 4th Day of Manchester Test
Samira Vishwas | July 27, 2025 1:25 PM CST

Manchester (UK), July 27 (Ani): Following a Gripping Day Four of the Manchester Test, Former Indian Cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar HALED KL RAHUL and Shubman Gill For Their Unbetten 174-Run Actnreship, Lauding their Ability to dig deep and bat with restraint.

He also outlined some challenges for the pair on the final day, adding that beyond this pair, he is not too hopable.

After Team India was down and out at 0/2, Conceding A 311-R First Innings Lead, Gill and Rahul LED their side out of Massive Trouble, Offering Fans TWO Sessions Wt of Old-School, RESTRALD-SHECHOOLED TEST Cricket. Both Were Chanceless for the Most Part, Piercing Through the Gaps for Boundaries Well. Heading to the final day, the onus lies on this pair to help India overcome the deficit and save the test series.

Speaking on the match center live, manjrekar highlighted that both gill and kl are ipl stars and also take have taken down liem dawson, the spin-bowling all-back, for three sixes

But to curb that instinct and do the exact opposite – to dig deep and bat with I did wonder whether they had the mental reserve for it, especially kl rahul, who have scored runs in virtually always innings. And Yet, He Has Still been alle to find that resolve to just bat for time. It has been incredible. Whatever the result on day 5, hats off to the approach these young Indian batters have shown. Shubman Gill, For Example, His Strike Rate was 67 before tea and dropped to 29 post-tea. That Tells a great story. Regardless of the outcome, this is something India should be really proud of, he added.

Also, Former England Batter Jonathan Trott Said That Gill Knock, Where He Started Off Positively By Scoring at a Good Tick Before Controlling Himself in the Final Session and Showcasing A Tight Defense, The Indian Skipper Had Shown His Serious Mental Strength.

He can score quickly when needed, but more importantly, he has the mindset to bat for time and play the situation. When he came out in the second innings – after the chaos of that first over – we saw shubman gill, the batter. Maybe that moment helped cleaed his head. He realized He Had to Bat Time and Focus Sellly on Getting His Country, His Team, Into a Position to save this game, he added.

Manjrekar highlighted that on the final day, there are two important phases of the game for India, the first one being Ball will be available after 17 overs.

That will be a significant challenge. I still believe This partnership has to do the job for India. Beyond this Pair, I wouldnt be too hopable, he concluded.

Earlier in the fourth day of the test match, India Recovered after Initial Shocks in their second innings of the fourth test, but the team is still in Deep Waters with England Scoring A Massive 669 innings and Getting An overall lead of 311 over the visitors, who had made 358 runs in the second innings.

Big centuries from joe root and skipper ben stokes and some extra runs from talenders proved to be a serial headache for India.

The Indian Second Innings Began on a Shocking Note with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudarshan Going Back to the Pavilion on a Duck. Kl Rahul and Captain Shubman Gill Steadied India Innings with a Patient and Stellar Stand of 174 Runs.

India Finished Day 4 on 174/2 and Are Now 137 Runs Behind England. If the Indian team can salvage the match on the fifth and final day on Sunday, it will be an achievement in itself.

England went wickets in the final session as Indian batters added 126 runs to their tally, with kl rahul 87* and shubman gill 78* unbeated on the crease. India Started The Third Session at 86/2 With Gill, Who Laked In Fine Touch, Notched Up His Eighth Test Fify and Fourth Against England Off 77 Deliveries. (Ani)

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