Mohammad Siraj, who gave India a historic victory in the fifth and decisive Test match played against England at The Oval ground in London, is getting congratulations from all over the country. In this episode, Bhavna Kohli Dhingra, sister of former India captain Virat Kohli, also shared a passionate message for Siraj on social media.

Bhavna shared two pictures of Siraj on Instagram. One shows Siraj in a emotional posture on the field in Lord’s, and the other celebrating after winning at The Oval. With this he wrote, “This game always performs miracles. There are heroes who inspire and assure us in hope and positivity. @Mohammedsirajofficial you are great.”

Virat Kohli’s Sister Instagram Story for Mohammad Siraj.

– The Comeback of Siraj from Lord’s Heartbreak to Oval Magic. pic.twitter.com/9Hyohhjroq

– tanuj (@imtanujsingh) August 5, 2025

At the same time, Virat Kohli also wrote ‘X’ praising Siraj, “The brilliant victory of Team India. Siraj and the famous commitment and combination gave us this amazing victory. Especially Siraj, which always puts everything at stake for the team. Very happy for him.”

Significantly, Mohammad Siraj took the most wickets in this five -Test series – a total of 24 wickets, and 185.3 overs marathon bowled. In the second innings of the Oval Test, he took India a historic win by just six runs with five wickets.

This victory gave India 2–2 equal in Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Despite Jasprit Bumrah’s comfort in this Test, Siraj played the role of a frontline bowler and performed tremendously.

After the victory, Siraj returned to his hometown Hyderabad via Mumbai Airport, where fans welcomed him warmly. Fans also demanded selfie and autograph at Mumbai Airport, but Siraj soon left for Hyderabad flight.

Mohammad Siraj once again proved that he is not only a trusted bowler for Team India, but is also the real hero to win the team in difficult circumstances.

IND vs Eng Test Series 2025: The exciting completion of the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Test series ended with India’s historic 6-run win at the Oval. Along with this, this high-voltage series ended at a par at 2-2, but this series not only served the thrill, but also put a series of many big records. This competition between India and England has added many new pages to Test history. Let’s learn about the 8 biggest records of this historic series …

Siraj equals Bumrah

India’s fast bowler Mohammad Siraj has equaled the Indian record of taking the most wickets in a Test series of Jasprit Bumrah with 23 wickets in the entire series. Bumrah took 23 wickets in 2021.

India’s closest victory in Test history

In the Oval Test, India won by 6 runs against England. This victory has become the closest win in India’s Test history in terms of runs. Earlier, India registered the closest win against Australia in a Test match played in Mumbai in 2004. At that time India defeated Australia by 13 runs.

The most run -scorer team in the series

India scored runs in this series. Every batsman of India’s top order has scored a century or half -century in this series. In this five -Test series, India scored a total of 3,809 runs, which is the highest score ever in a series of five Test matches by any team.

England’s embarrassing record

In this series, the England team has also recorded an embarrassing record. England has failed to win the Test series against India since 2018. This reflects India’s constantly better grip in this format.

Joe Root’s record against India

Former England captain Joe Root performed the best batting in this series. Root scored his 13th Test century against India and has equaled Steve Smith in this matter. Smith has also scored 13 Test centuries against India.

This record was also made in WTC

Joe Root has made another great feat in this series. Root has become the first player to complete 6,000 runs in the history of the World Test Championship (WTC). This achievement is a proof of his continuous performance.

Shubman Gill broke many records

Shubman Gill took command of this series as a youth team. He has scored 754 runs in this series to hold the record of the highest run -scorer in any one Test series between India and England. He has left behind veterans like Gavaskar and Graham Gooch.

Captain Gill broke Gavaskar’s record

Shubman Gill broke another record while performing brilliantly with the bat and that too the record of veteran Sunil Gavaskar. Gill has also broken Sunil Gavaskar’s record of 732 runs in terms of scoring the most runs in the series as captain. Both Gill’s captaincy and batting were the main things in this series.

The Pataudi Trophy was launched in 2007, after that whenever Team India visited England, the team winning the series would be awarded the Pataudi Trophy. In 2025, the Indian team visited England, while the Pataudi Trophy was renamed and the Anderson Tendulkar Trophy (Anderson Tendulkar Trophy 2025). By winning the Oval Test, the Indian team can draw this series 2-2. If the series ends on the draw, then the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, India or England will be kept in which country? Here you will get the answer to this question.

Drawed series, so in which country the trophy will be kept?

The Indian team set a target of 374 runs in front of England in the Oval Test. If Team India is able to defend this score, then the series will be equal to two. The rule says that the team which won the series last time will retain the trophy. When the Indian team last visited England in 2021, the series was still spent on a draw 2-2. When the 2021 series was a draw, the trophy went to England, as England won the series in 2018.

When the result of an India vs England Test series played on England soil, the English team was victorious. Therefore, according to the rules, the trophy will go to the English team even if the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy is being held in 2025.

Only 2 Indian captains have won Tests on the Oval ground

In the history of so far, only 2 Indian captains have been able to win Test matches. The first captain to do so was Ajit Wadekar, under whose captaincy India defeated England by 4 wickets in 1971. After that it took India 50 years to win a Test match at the Oval ground. Going in 2021, under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, Team India defeated the British by 157 runs. Now in 2025, India is able to beat England, so Shubman Gill will only become the third Indian captain to do so.

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IND vs Eng First Test: The first Test match of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England has brought a great start for Team India. On the first day of this match being played on the Leeds ground in Headingley, the Indian batsmen performed brilliantly and brought the hosts to the backfoot completely. While captain Shubman Gill and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a brilliant century, Vice -captain Rishabh Pant has also put the team in a strong position by scoring a fiery half -century.

On the first day, the Indian team has scored 359 runs for 3 wickets till the end of the day’s play. Captain Shubman Gill is standing at the crease scoring 127 not out and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant for 65 runs.

Gill’s brilliant start of captaincy

Shubman Gill has proved himself by scoring a century in a brilliant manner as soon as he takes responsibility for India’s Test captaincy. He not only scored runs with the bat, but also showed confidence as captain. With his brilliant batting, Gill has also shut the mouth of critics. Gill has become the youngest Indian captain to score a century in England. Along with this, he has also become the fourth Indian captain to score a century in his captaincy debut. Before that, this achievement was achieved by Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli. Who scored a century on his Test debut as a captain.

Jaiswal’s strong century on England pitch

23 -year -old Yashasvi Jaiswal played a brilliant innings by scoring 101 runs off 144 balls in the first Test of his England tour. This is the 5th century of his Test career. With this innings, he has become the fifth Indian batsman to score a century in a debut test in England. He has responded to England’s Bazball strategy in his own style.

Vice -captain Rishabh Pant’s aggressive innings

After the dismissal of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, who came to bat in the third session, has put pressure on the bowlers of England. Playing an unbeaten innings of 65 runs, he supported captain Shubman Gill and has brought the team’s score to a strong position. His innings has ended all the expectations of England’s return to the last session.

Sai Sudarshan’s debut faded

Sai Sudarshan, who is making her debut for India, was dismissed without opening an account in the first Test match against England. When the team’s score in the first session was 91 runs, then the team opener KL Rahul was dismissed for 42 runs. In the very next over, Sai also started walking towards the pavilion. However, after the initial tremors, Gill, Jaywal and Pant took over the innings.

England bowlers became ineffective

For England, captain Ben Stokes took 2 wickets while Bridan Cars got 1 success as KL Rahul. England’s bowling was ineffective and he was seen struggling in front of Indian batsmen throughout the day. India scored 4.86 runs per over in the second session and 4.24 runs per over in the third session.

The condition of the match on the first day

India : 359/3 (85 overs)
KL Rahul: 42 runs
Yashasvi Jaiswal: 101 runs
Sai Sudarshan: 0 run
Shubman Gill: 127 not out
Rishabh Pant: 65 not out

England wickets

Ben Stokes: 2 wickets
Bridan Cars: 1 wicket

The England Cricket Board’s decision to rename the India vs England Test series from the Pataudi Trophy to James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar’s name (Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy). There was a lot of debate about this, many people also appeared against it. Now India has also received the response of Kapil Dev, the captain who won the first World Cup.

Kapil Dev said that he is surprised by the decision to change the name of Pataudi Trophy to Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. He described this decision as strange. The Test series between India vs England was named Pataudi Trophy in 2007 in honor of Mahan Mansoor Khan Pataudi. The Pataudi family has been associated with India and England. Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and his son Mansoor captained the Indian team and also played county cricket for England.

What did Kapil Dev say

On the decision to change the name of the India vs England Test series, Kapil Dev said in an event, “It’s a little strange, is it too? But well, everything goes on in cricket. After all, there is no difference. There is no difference. Cricket is cricket, should be the same on the ground.”

There was a lot of discussion about this decision of the England Cricket Board, many people also appeared against it. Sachin Tendulkar himself spoke to the officials of the England Cricket Board about this and asked not to remove Pataudi heritage from this series. However, ECB decided to maintain the Pataudi Medal for Excellence. This medal is given to the captain of the winning team, which was started to maintain the legacy of the former captain of India.

This is India’s first Test series after the retirement of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and R Ashwin. Shubman Gill is a new captain and with this a new era of Indian cricket is going to begin. Earlier, India lost the Test series in Australia, New Zealand defeated India in the Test series in India itself. Now it has to be seen how the performance of this young team in England is.

Head to Head in India vs England Test

There have been a total of 136 Test matches between India and England so far. India has won 35 times and England 51 times. There are 50 matches drawing between the two. India has won 26 matches in England and 36 loses.

IND vs Eng Test Series Name: On the tour of England, the Indian cricket team will play a 5 -match Test series, the first match will be played in Leeds from 20 June. Earlier, the controversy over the naming of the trophy has not stopped. The ECB and BCCI announced the trophy to be changed to the Anderson-Tendulkar trophy from the Pataudi Trophy, but many people opposed it. Sunil Gavaskar was also among those who raised their voice against it. Now Sachin Tendulkar himself has talked to the officials of England Cricket Board and Board of Control for Cricket in India.

What did Sachin Tendulkar say?

Sachin has urged BCCI and ECB officials to ensure that the legacy of Pataudi be connected with this series. According to the report of Cricbuzz, Sachin appealed for this and the England Cricket Board has also taken it seriously. ICC chairperson Jai Shah himself has spoken to ECB officials regarding this matter. He has asked to ensure that there is no tamper with Pataudi’s legacy in the India-England series.

The name was to be changed after WTC final

The final of the World Test Championship 2025 was won by South Africa, Australia lost in this title match played at Lord’s. After this final, the naming of the India-England Test series was to be held, but it was postponed due to a plane crash in Ahmedabad. The ECB said that due to the accident in India, no announcement is being made about it.

How was the Pataudi Trophy name?

The bilateral series between India and England was named in the Pataudi Trophy 2007. MCC did this in honor of the Pataudi family when it was 75 years of Indian cricket. Let us tell you that Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi was the only cricketer who represented both India and England. His son Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was also the captain of the Indian team and used to play in England when he studied. From this year, ECB wanted to change the name of this series to Anderson-Tendulkar trophy. This information was also given to the Pataudi family, although they were also not happy with this decision.

IND vs Eng Test Series: The five -match Test series between India and England is going to start from June 20. This time this series has become special in many ways because now this series will be known as “Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy”. The trophy has been started in honor of two veteran players, Sachin Tendulkar, who is called the God of Cricket in India and England fast bowler James Anderson. Earlier this series was known as “Pataudi Trophy”.

This Test series to be held in England is part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025–27, which has made the importance of this series even more. Interestingly, this new trophy is being started shortly after James Anderson retired from international cricket, and he himself has made a big prediction about this series.

James Anderson said this about the series

Former England fast bowler James Anderson believes that this series is going to be very exciting where both teams are going to give a tough competition to each other. Anderson said that even though Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and R.K. Senior players like Ashwin will not be present due to retirement from their Test cricket, but they are confident that the young players of India will stand firmly in front of the England team.

During a conversation with ESPN Cricinfo, Anderson further said, “The Indian team may have seen big changes this time, but there is no shortage of confidence and talent among the players. The England team will get the benefit of domestic conditions, but defeating a team like India is still a difficult challenge.”

Anderson specially praised Indian fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah and described his reverse swing bowling as a big force for the Indian team. Anderson also appreciated the young players of India, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant.

England will adopt its aggressive ‘baseball’ strategy in front of Indian team

In this series to be held in England, Shubman Gill has been entrusted with the responsibility of the Indian team. KL Rahul and Yashaswi Jaiswal may go to bat as the opener of the team at a possible playing XI, while Sai Sudarshan or Abhimanyu Ishwar can get a chance at number three. Players like Karun Nair, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja will be present with captain Shubman Gill for batting in the middle order. The responsibility of bowling will be on the shoulders of Bumrah, Siraj and the famous Krishna.

At the same time, England team captain is Ben Stokes. The England team captained by Stokes is famous for playing Test cricket from their aggressive ‘Bazball’ approach. Anderson believes that this strategy of baseball can make this series more exciting.

The first Test match between India and England will be played in Leeds (Handingley). The subsequent will be played at Birmingham, Lords, Manchester and The Oval.