The Delhi batsman hit six fours in his five-and-half hour innings, facing 229 balls while Yuvraj scored his runs off just 93 deliveries, hitting six fours and four sixes.

WIN UNLIKELY

Fog forced a two-and-a-half hour delay to the start of play, leaving a victory for the hosts unlikely in the game hit by poor visibility on each of the five days.

Yuvraj hit off spinner Graeme Swann for seven runs in an over to reach his fifty, studded with four sixes, before lunch.

He hit three sixes in the morning, lashing James Anderson over midwicket and then two in succession against paceman Stuart Broad, including a stunning shot over cover.

However, Bell beat him with a direct hit attempting to regain his crease after he blindly took off for a single after pushing left-arm spinner Monty Panesar to backward shortleg.

Gambhir's 276 runs in the match is the highest aggregate by an Indian batsman in a Test against England, surpassing the 257 by Vinoo Mankad at Lord's in 1952.

He missed becoming only the fourth Indian batsman to score hundreds in either innings when he uppishly cut Swann to be caught by a diving Bell at point.

England skipper Kevin Pietersen lauded his team's fighting spirit.

"I'm just really proud to be captain of a bunch of lads who jumped on a plane to come here and played some real good cricket, concentrated so much, they've enjoyed their cricket and have smiles on their faces," he said. "You can't ask for anything more." The visitors resumed their aborted tour after security was assured in the wake of last month's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the original venue for the second Test.