KL Rahul showcased composure under pressure, partnering effectively with Rishabh Pant to guide India to 153 for 3 at lunch on Day 4 of the opening Test against England in Leeds. With Rahul batting on a patient 72 off 157 deliveries and Pant contributing 31 from 59 balls, India extended their overall lead to 159 runs.

The visitors added 63 runs in the morning session while losing just one wicket, that of captain Shubman Gill. Starting the day with a 96-run lead, India got off to a wobbly start in overcast and breezy conditions. Gill, fresh off a fluent century in the first innings, was dismissed just seven balls into the morning. He misjudged a good length ball from Brydon Carse, chopping it onto his stumps while attempting to play from the crease.

The disappointment was evident as Gill lingered on the pitch, staring at the spot where the ball had landed, perhaps suspecting an unpredictable bounce off the surface cracks.