India’s lead was 244 when the play with floodlights resumed under the cloud skyse. Bridan Cars began with a good magic and, flying an edge through the slip, finally closed Karun Nair for 26.
But it was brought only in Gill, which is in its life.
England are believed to have been tired of any pressure free from any pressure after going in, but in the first innings he batted in a similar controlled fashion in his epic 269.
When KL Rahul overthrew his middle stump with Josh tongue, Gill joined by pants, who made extraordinary scoops and cuts with the ball, and their bat, flying in all parts.
Crowley dropped the pants, when the left-handed player drilled to mid-on at 11, but does not matter. India was already 321 ahead.
On 31, he swung so hard that the bat flew away from his hand. The same happened at 65, while the bat landed on mid-width, the ball ended in the hands of long.
During all this, Gill remains calm, adding another 175 with Nirmal. He has hardly given a chance, arrived on his third hundred tour in 129 delivery and killed a huge leg-side six in 150 of his.
Gill has 585 in two matches in the series, as his first two Test skippers. His first win as a Test captain of India on Sunday could be.
