From being competitive to losing the plot, England had been on the verge of conceding the lead at the start of the penultimate day’s play of the third Test. Cometh Super Sunday, India gave the visiting team the biggest reality check of the series.
From tightening its noose in the first half to winding the game up on the fourth evening itself, things moved swiftly in favour of Rohit Sharma and Co. as India took the series lead with a thumping 434-run win – its biggest ever victory margin in terms of runs – at the Niranjan Shah Stadium.
Shubman Gill and night-watcher Kuldeep Yadav saw off the early-morning spells. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan then treated England bowlers with disdain.
