- India,
- 10-Aug-2025 08:40 PM IST
IND vs ENG: Team India won the last match of the five-match Test series against England at Kennington Oval by just 6 runs. In this thrilling match, every player of India played his role well and contributed to the victory. The atmosphere after the match was also very special, as the Indian team reached the dressing room of England - and this was revealed by the team's strong batsman Karun Nair himself.Friendly meeting in the dressing roomKarun Nair told that there was no grand celebration in the Indian dressing room after the match. Rather, the players went straight to the England dressing room, where there was a frank conversation between the two teams. Everyone believed that this series was one of the best series of recent times. England head coach Brendon McCullum also termed it as the "best series" of the recent era. According to Nair, when the entire series was looked back, it was realized that the players learned and achieved a lot from the game.Series ups and downsFirst Test (Leeds) – England winSecond Test – India winThird Test – England winFourth Test – DrawFifth Test – India winIn the final match, the Indian bowlers did wonders and destroyed the England batting lineup.Karun Nair's performanceKarun Nair got a chance in the first three Tests but couldn't score big. As a result, he was dropped from the playing XI in the fourth Test. However, he returned in the fifth Test due to Rishabh Pant's injury and played a crucial innings of 57 runs, helping India score 224 in the first innings.England scored 247 runs in the first innings, while India put up 396 runs in the second innings. England got a target of 374 runs, but they were bowled out for 367.Siraj's deadly spellOn the last day, England needed 35 more runs, while they had 4 wickets remaining. At this crucial juncture, Mohammad Siraj wreaked havoc and took a total of 9 wickets and gave India the series win.Now the next challenge for Team India will be the two-match Test series against West Indies in October, where the players will once again try to maintain their winning streak.
