England vs India 2018: 5 reasons why India lost the fourth Test

Inability to take a massive first innings lead

Pujara was left playing a lone hand

Irrespective of how the bowlers fared towards the second half of England's first innings, a total of 246 wasn't much at all. Especially considering how the pitch was behaving and the partnership between Kohli and Pujara, India looked on course for a lead of at least 100, if not more.

Instead, India were bundled out for 273 and the only reason they got that many was because of Cheteshwar Pujara, who was left playing a lone hand in the first innings. His unbeaten century should have been the difference between a massive lead and an ordinary one but instead, it was the difference between almost being bowled out and going into the second innings with a slender lead.