India suffered a 60-run defeat against England in the fourth Test at the Rose Bowl Cricket Stadium here on Sunday to go down 1-3 in the five-match series.
Chasing 245 runs for victory, the visitors were bowled out for 184. The visitors resumed the evening session at 126/4 and lost six wickets in quick succession adding only 58 runs.
Rahane and Kohli shared a 101-run stand for the fourth wicket to revive India’s hopes as they joined hands before lunch when the visitors were 22/3.
Resuming the session at 46/3, Kohli and Rahane batted sensibly to guide India past the 100-run mark. Kohli survived a close LBW decision against spinner Moeen Ali to lead his side’s revival.
The experienced pair dealt mostly in singles and twos to collect the runs. With England also being guarded against conceding quick runs, Joe Root’s fielding placements were slightly defensive. It allowed spaces to open up for Kohli and Rahane to look out for singles and twos.
For more than two hours in the session, Kohli and Rahane were in control. Kohli perished after registering his 19th half-century in Tests. A delivery from Moeen got a sharp bounce to kiss Kohli’s gloves and Alaistair Cook took an easy catch at short leg in a big relief for the hosts.
