Washington Sundar spun England into trouble by scything priceless wickets to put India in the driver's seat after a pulsating second session of Day 4 in the third Test at Lord's on Sunday.
Shubman Gill, who has developed an appetite for breaking milestones, continued with the trend and added another feather to his cap by shattering batting mainstay Virat Kohli's record for most runs by an Indian captain in a Test series in England.
Young prodigy Jamie Smith became just the third England wicketkeeper to hammer 400 runs in a Test series, joining former stars Alec Stewart and Les James after dazzling on the second day of the third game against India at Lord's on Friday.
At the stroke of Tea, India put 44/1 in 14 overs on the board, trailing by 343 runs with Rahul and Nair unbeaten with scores of 13(34) and 18(42), respectively.
Indeed, it was a session of two halves, as despite some early strikes into the session by Jasprit Bumrah that reduced England to 271/7 despite Joe Root's century, a counter-attacking partnership of 82 runs between half-centurion Jamie and Brydon Carse made up for it as England breached the 3
Former cricketer and coach Lalchand Rajput has classified the pace troika of Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj as India's "lethal bowling weapon" ahead of the "crucial" Lord's Test, scheduled to kick off on Thursday.
Several records were shattered by Shubman Gill itself, while pace duo of Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep made the new ball do its magic on a surface that looked absolutely lifeless for bowlers after the Dukes' ball got older and softer. A Harry Brook-Jamie Smith triple-century partnership was
England captain Ben Stokes admitted his side was outclassed by a "world-class" Indian team, as the visitors cruised to a commanding 336-run victory in Birmingham.
It was a complete team effort, be it 269 and 161 from skipper Gill, Akash Deep's ten-wicket haul, Siraj's six-wicket haul in the first innings or Ravindra Jadeja's twin fifties, every effort counted as Team India levelled the five-match series 1-1.
With this win, India has levelled the five-match series by 1-1. Also, now, after seven losses and a draw, they finally have a win to their name at Edgbaston stadium.