Dhruv Jurel and Shubman Gill counter 'Bazball' to clinch Test series for India in Ranchi

A young wicketkeeper batsman playing just his second match showed that there is still room for old-fashioned gritty batting in Test cricket as India held their nerves to seal a five-wicket win in the fourth Test against England in Ranchi, to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series.

Dhruv Jurel (39 not out off 77 balls) calmed the nerves of a tense Indian dressing room as he added 72 runs for the sixth wicket with Shubman Gill (52 not out off 124) to help chase down 192.

Jurel is just 23 but the composure he showed in both innings was singularly responsible for keeping India's batting together; his 90 in the first innings rescuing India from 177-7 to 307 before taking the hosts to victory from a precarious 120-5 in the final innings.

He was named player of the match, beating stiff competition from Joe Root who hit a sublime first-innings ton and Ravichandran Ashwin who turned the match on its head with a five-wicket haul in the second innings that restricted England to just 145.

Needing 152 more runs at the beginning of the fourth day's play on Monday, India looked to be cruising to victory as openers Rohit Sharma (55) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (37) added 84 runs.

However, England knew one wicket would open the floodgates. And it did when Root, arguably England's most attacking spinner, induced a mistake from a Jaiswal drive, which was caught well at short third man. Then, captain Sharma was caught behind, and also stumped, off Tom Hartely after reaching a fifty.

When Rajat Patidar's lack of confidence was exposed again during a six-ball duck – caught at short leg – India were 100-3 with England right back in the match.

Just as England's spinners were getting into their groove, the home team's batsmen went into their