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

Batting collapse in both innings

Kohli's dismissal was the start of a collapse in both innings

In both the first and the second innings, Indian fans would have thought that they had a good chance of leveling the series. But on both occasions, a collapse conceded the advantage and eventually ended up being the reason India lost the Test.

In the first innings, India went from 142-2 before the loss of Kohli's wicket to 195-8 and were lucky to even take the lead. In the second innings, it was once again Kohli's dismissal that instigated the collapse. This time around, India went from 123-3 to 163-9 and only a couple of lusty blows from Ashwin reduced the margin of defeat for India.