"Pretty Ordinary Day As Far As Batting Is Concerned": India Batting Coach Vikram Rathour On Team's Showing On Day 4

Before play started on Day 4 of the ongoing Edgbaston Test against England, it was India who were on top and the were expecting to set a big target for England. However, some "ordinary" shots brought about the dismissals of Indian batters, and the visitors were bundled out for 245 with only Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant going past the 50-run mark. In the end, England were set a target of 368 and the hosts reached 259/3 at stumps on Day 4 with Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow unbeaten on 76 and 72, respectively.

It is safe to say that England are favourites to win the match now.

India batting coach Vikram Rathour spoke to reporters after stumps on Day 4 during a press conference and he termed the batting performance of his side as "ordinary".

"I'll agree that we had a pretty ordinary day as far as batting is concerned. We were ahead in the game. We were in a position where we really could've batted them out of the game. Unfortunately, it didn't happen. A lot of them got starts but really couldn't convert. We were expecting one of them to play a big knock and have a big partnership but unfortunately, it didn't happen like that," Rathour said.

"Two wickets in the morning early and again the game will open up. We know that, we understand the game, it is a big target still. It's still more than 100 runs. We take two wickets early and the game can still open up. The kind of bowling Shami and Bumrah are doing, it's not beyond them that they get one wicket, then one, two, three can fall. And that can bring us back in the game," he added.

England used the short-ball tactic to perfection against the Indian batters in the second innings and Shreyas Iyer fell prey to the tactic once again. Shreyas departed after scoring 19 off 26