Rishabh Pant has the calibre of bringing crowds to the stadium; he's a total house of entertainment, energy and happiness. This was once again evident when the southpaw came out all guns blazing and was fortunate to be dropped early by Zak Crawley, as India stretched their lead to 357 runs with 7 wickets still in hand.

The entertainment factor went a notch higher when he attempted a slog sweep off Josh Tongue and missed the ball, lost his bottom hand grip, and sent his bat flying towards square leg.

There's no what, how and why with Rishabh Pant, as a fan, one can only sit back and enjoy while he puts situations and conditions in his pocket. His antics left the Indian dressing room in splits, and pacer Jasprit Bumrah was amused and stunned.

Meanwhile, India's overall lead surged to 357 as they reached 177 for three at lunch on the fourth day of the second Test against England, here on Saturday.

Skipper Shubman Gill was batting on 24 with his deputy Rishabh Pant at the other end, making a brisk 41 not out with five fours and two sixes.

India added 113 runs in the first session and lost a couple of wickets in form of overnight batters Karun Nair (26) and KL Rahul (55).

Resuming at 64/1, India suffered the first setback in the day when Nair edged one behind off Brydon Carse and was dismissed for 26 (46 balls, 5 fours).

KL Rahul completed his half-century but lost his middle stump when Josh Tongue angled one in, walking back for an 84-ball 55 with 10 fours.

Brief scores: India 587 & 177/3 in 38 overs (KL Rahul 55, Shubman Gill 24 not out, Rishabh Pant 41 not out; Josh Tongue 2/50) lead England 407 by 357 runs.