Sunil Gavaskar critiques Shubman Gill following no-shot dismissal sparking controversy: 'How often have we witnessed this...?'

Anticipating the ball to turn away, Gill decided not to play a shot, but was left shocked as the ball stayed straight and crashed into his stumps. The sudden dismissal dealt a heavy blow to India, as they lost a key player in their batting order for just 1 run. Gill's departure was a major setback for India, especially after his impressive performance in the first innings where he scored a crucial 90 runs under pressure to give India a narrow 28-run lead.

Sunil Gavaskar, the India batting legend who was on-air during the dismissal, was not impressed with Gill's decision-making and expressed his frustration at the youngster.

“How many times have we seen Gill get out leaving the ball. To spinners, to fast bowlers… judgment of which ball to leave, which ball to play is something he will have to work on,” Gavaskar said.

India's fortunes went from bad to worse following the dismissal of Gill, as the side lost Virat Kohli roughly an over later. Kohli's poor form has been a point of concern ever since the batter returned to action after the T20 World Cup high, failing to make a mark in both, the ODI and Test formats.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, too, was dismissed cheaply for 5 while Sarfaraz Khan handed his wicket rather easily, getting dismissed on a full toss for just 1.

India have had a poor outing with the bat throughout the series, and it didn't change on the morning of Day 3 despite the side chasing only 147 to win and salvage pride. The side has already lost the three-match series, conceding big losses in the first and second Test.

With another loss, India will not only endure a horrific home series clean-sweep, but will also lose their top standing in the World Test Championship standings, thus making it further difficult to qualify for the final next year.