India won the final Test to finish the five-Test series against England with a 2-2 draw. Here are player ratings for the Indian side for the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
Shubman Gill - 9
5 matches, 754 runs at 75.40, HS: 269, 4 hundreds
Gill produced one of the greatest – if not the greatest – batting performances by an Indian in a Test series in England, the highlight coming in his record-breaking outing at Edgbaston. At the same time, despite this being his first series as captain, he has to be held accountable for some questionable team selections and in-game tactics.
Yashasvi Jaiswal - 6.5
5 matches, 411 runs at 41.10, HS: 118, 2 hundreds, 2 fifties
Two hundreds and two fifties are a reasonable series tally, but they do not do justice to Jaiswal’s immense talent. Too often did he fail at the top, bringing India’s unstable, temporary No.3s to the centre earlier than they should. Loses a further half point for the drops at Headingley.
KL Rahul - 8
5 matches, 532 runs at 53.20, HS: 137, 2 hundreds, 2 fifties
Rahul looked more assured than Jaiswal, and outscored his junior opening partner by more than a hundred runs. Yet again he demonstrated how good he is in these conditions. Perhaps this is the tour that will finally put him on track towards the numbers he always seemed capable of but never achieved.
Rishabh Pant - 9
4 matches, 479 runs at 68.42, HS: 134, 2 hundreds, 3 fifties | Ct: 7
Pant crossed fifty at least once in every Test. This included the record-smashing two hundreds at Headingley and a fracture-defying fifty at Old Trafford. Just Rishabh Pant things, one can presume.
Sai Sudharsan - 3
3 matches, 140 runs at 23.33, HS: 61, 1 fifty
When Sai Sudharsan got his fifty at Old Trafford, he became the first Indian No.3 to score an away fifty in the format since 2022. However, he did far from enough to cement his position in a role India have changed around too often of late.
Karun Nair - 3
4 matches, 205 runs at 25.62, HS: 57, 1 fifty
Eight innings, eight dismissals, seven double-digit scores but only one fifty. The numbers reveal how often Nair threw starts away – not expected of a batter who worked hard in domestic cricket to make a comeback. Of course, he may say that he was made to bat out of position, then dropped unceremoniously.
Dhruv Jurel - 6
1 match, 53 runs at 26.50, HS: 34 | Ct: 3 (as substitute, Ct: 5 St: 2)
Jurel started well in both innings at The Oval but could not go on to make a big score. Barring the byes in the third innings at Lord’s, he kept wicket soundly in three Tests, two of them as substitute.
Ravindra Jadeja - 8
5 matches, 516 runs at 86.00, HS: 107*, 1 hundred, 5 fifties | 7 wickets at 72.42, BBI: 4-143
Only two batters – Garry Sobers and Steve Waugh – have crossed the 500-run mark while batting outside the top five in a series in England, and that includes home batters. No one has crossed fifty as many times. At the same time, Jadeja loses a point for being largely ineffective with the ball, albeit on pitches that offered him little.
Washington Sundar - 8
4 matches, 284 runs at 47.33, HS: 101*, 1 hundred, 1 fifty | 7 wickets at 38.57, BBI: 4-22
While he did not get as many runs as Jadeja, Washington did score a Test-saving hundred at Old Trafford and a breezy fifty that boosted the target India set at The Oval. He also outdid Jadeja with the ball on unresponsive surfaces, playing his part in England’s third-innings collapse at Lord’s.
Nitish Kumar Reddy - 3
2 matches, 45 runs at 11.25, HS: 30 | 3 wickets at 37.00, BBI: 2-62
Reddy’s ordinary show at Edgbaston was overshadowed by India’s win. He contributed with both the bat and the ball at Lord’s, but not enough to merit more ratings. Seamers who can bat are rare, and it is important that India do not waste him.
Shardul Thakur - 2.5
2 matches, 46 runs at 15.33, HS: 41 | 2 wickets at 72.00, BBI: 2-51
A double-strike at Headingley, a forty at Old Trafford – but nothing more to show across two Tests.
Jasprit Bumrah - 8
3 matches, 14 wickets at 26.00, BBI: 5-74, 2 5WIs
Bumrah was in his elements at both Edgbaston and Lord’s, prising out five-wicket hauls that did not result in wins. At Old Trafford, he was significantly slower on a flat track, making one wonder whether India played him in the wrong Test.
Mohammed Siraj - 9
5 matches, 23 wickets at 32.43, BBI: 6-70, 2 5WIs
The term “tireless” is often loosely used in cricket, but if one ignores the split series of 2021 and 2022 (which was essentially two tours), no Indian fast bowler since has bowled more balls than Siraj’s 1,113 in England. Fittingly, he finished as the leading wicket-taker from either side. His uncanny ability to step up in Bumrah’s absence was on display at Edgbaston and in the cliffhanger at The Oval.
Akash Deep - 6.5
3 matches, 13 wickets at 36.46, BBI: 6-99, 1 5WI, 1 10WM
Brought into the XI at Edgbaston, Akash had instant impact, taking 10-187 – the best match figures by an Indian in England in men’s Test cricket – to seal India’s first ever triumph at the venue. He also played his part at The Oval, keeping the pressure on, and gets half a point for that maiden Test fifty.
Prasidh Krishna - 6
3 matches, 14 wickets at 37.07, BBI: 4-62
A mixed series for Prasidh. He got five expensive wickets at Headingley, and his short-ball tactic did not come off against Jamie Smith’s onslaught at Edgbaston. At The Oval, however, he played the perfect support act, taking eight wickets to Siraj’s nine and helping script a famous win.
Anshul Kamboj - 0.5
1 match, 1 wicket at 89.00, BBI: 1-89
Kamboj’s Test debut was more bizarre than underwhelming: even bowling coach Morne Morkel seemed clueless about why he suddenly lost pace.
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