There have been multiple captaincy blunders from the young captain Shubman Gill too on day 5 of the first day at Headingley, apart from the miserable fielding they did. Despite seeing batters going for sweeps. He did nothing but keep the deep midwicket barren. This was one, and many are there. Rishabh Pant was seen setting the field, even KL Rahul too. After the rain delay, before the Tea session, India's former vice-captain was seen actively changing the fielding positions while himself standing at the slips. HE was even chatting with the players too, speaking with Prasidh Krishna in their local language. Watching that, the English commentator, Nasser Hussain, said on air, "If you look down at the field and ask, who is captaining, it will be KL Rahul. He is doing all- hand signals, all the field movements. Watch the video here: https://t.co/k84m7aIrMk pic.twitter.com/UlDOECkJ5q — V (@IAmKL01) June 24, 2025 Read also: Watch: Shubman Gill Channels Virat Kohli in Celebration After Ben Stokes' Wicket KL Rahul leads with the bat but fails KL Rahul, the silent bridge between India’s glorious past and its volatile present, wore the weight of responsibility like a second skin. In a Test match defined by dominant batting and bowling mayhem, his calm 137 in the second innings was a masterclass in resilience, though ultimately in vain. India’s first innings had a commanding rhythm from the top order, led by centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal (101), Shubman Gill (147), and Rishabh Pant (134), posting 471. Rahul began well with a composed 42 but got undone by a loose shot. England responded with 465, thanks to Pope (106), Brook (99), but Jasprit Bumrah was the lone fighter for India with a fifer. When India returned to bat, chaos erupted early. Rahul stood tall while others fell around him. Pant went berserk again with 118, but Rahul was the anchor, guiding, calming, and occasionally warning his partners. He stood for a, 195-run partnership with Rishabh Pant that took India to 364. England chased down 371 with ease, Ben Duckett’s 149 flattening Indian hopes. Rahul led with the bat—but the story ended in heartbreak.