India, Aug. 9 -- India's thrilling six-run victory over England in the fifth and final Test at The Oval now comes with an intriguing backstory on how head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill reportedly chose to defy the ICC match referee's warning about World Test Championship (WTC) points being docked for slow over rate in pursuit of a memorable win.

Heading into the final day of the Test, the match was on a knife's edge. England needed just 35 runs with four wickets in hand, while India required those final breakthroughs to level the series 2-2. But as the tension escalated, so did the stakes off the field.

According to a Dainik Jagran report, match referee Jeff Crowe sent a clear message to the Indian camp that they were si...