It was in the fitness of things that the two men, skipper Shubman Gill with the catch off pacer Akash Deep, who influenced India’s charge the most were involved in the final dismissal (of Brydon Carse) that formalised a splendid 336-run win in the second Test at Edgbaston on Sunday.

Shubman Gill, the courageous young skipper in his second Test, had set the tone with 430 runs for the game, while Akash Deep, the resilient pacer brought into this game because Jasprit Bumrah was rested, had a wonderful outing. At the clock ticked over to 5.09 pm on Day 5 of the second Test, Gill at cover latched on to a skier from Brydon Carse to give Deep his 10th wicket of the match and trigger delirious celebrations.

India players celebrate the wicket of England skipper Ben Stokes yesterday. Pic/Getty Images