India, Aug. 3 -- India captain Shubman Gill was left desperate on the fourth afternoon at The Oval as England resumed their innings in dominant fashion, with Harry Brook and Joe Root showing no mercy to the Indian attack. In a bid to maintain pressure, Gill urged injured pacer Akash Deep to get ready to bowl, despite the blow he had suffered just before lunch.

In the penultimate over of the morning session on Day 4 of the fifth Test in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, Brook drove a delivery straight back at Akash, striking him on the shin. The bowler collapsed in pain and was helped up by teammates before resuming his over, albeit in visible discomfort.

Post-lunch, Gill continued with a pace-heavy approach as Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed ...