India began the final day trailing by 137 runs with eight wickets in hand and staring down a series defeat unless they were able to bat the hosts out of the match.
KL Rahul and Gill resumed proceedings against England’s bowling attack. The duo were determined to see through the first hour. They saw off the initial overs, but Rahul (90) was trapped leg before by a beauty from Ben Stokes in the 71st over.
In the 82nd over of the day, Gill (722) overtook the tally of Yashasvi Jaiswal (712), to make him the India batter with most runs against England in a Test series. He also became the Asian batter with most runs in England in a Test series.
In the very next over, Gill brought about his fourth ton of the series. Now Gill stands only behind Rahul Dravid (6) in the list of India batters with most centuries in England. His fourth century helped him equal Rishabh Pant, Sachin Tendulkar, KL Rahul, and Dilip Vengsarkar.