[WATCH] ENG vs IND 2025: England strike early on Day 4 as Indian skipper Gill departs on 8

England got just the start they needed on Day 4 of the first Test at Headingley, as Brydon Carse removed Indian captain Shubman Gill in the second over of the morning session. Gill, who had hammered a sublime 147 in the first innings, was dismissed for just a 16-ball eight.

As the Day 4 began, with KL Rahul batting on 47*, the visitors were hoping to bat long on the following day and reach a defendable total. But early into the morning session, the Englishmen got the wicket they wanted. Carse bowling with a natural angle into the right-handers, kept tightening his lines against Gill. In the sixth over of the innings, he delivered a length ball that nipped back. Gill, attempting to hit the ball down to third man, got an inside edge that chopped into the stumps, and the Indian captain made the long walk back into the dug out. 

Watch the video of Gill's wicket here

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Gill wicket

04:07 PM · Jun 23, 2025

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India hope 300 plus total

The right-handed batter, who had anchored the first innings with brilliance, couldn’t repeat the feat. His exit saw India's scorecard read 98/3, with their lead standing at 104 runs. However, with Rishabh Pant walking in and KL Rahul still at the crease, India will need to post a target of over 300 to put pressure on England.

With Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, and Shardul Thakur still to come, the visitors will be confident to post a respectable total on the board and hope their bowlers do the rest of the job. With Bumrah picking a fifer in the first innings, his 14th in Test cricket, the ace pacer will once again be Gill's main weapon against the English batters.

In the first innings, India had posted 471 in their first innings after being asked to bat first, thanks to centuries from Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Rishabh Pant. In reply, the hosts made a brilliant comeback with Ollie Pope’s hundred and Harry Brook’s 99 to reach 465, trailing by just six runs. Jasprit Bumrah’s five-wicket haul was the highlight of India's bowling efforts.