Legendary India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has given his verdict on India’s exhilarating win over England in the fifth Test at The Oval, which helped level the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2-2.One of the great Test matches—destined to live long in memory—was decided by a perfect yorker from Mohammed Siraj, as India drew the series 2-2 despite a valiant and brave effort from Chris Woakes, who came out to bat with his arm in a sling.
“Test cricket… absolute goosebumps. Series 2–2, Performance 10/10! SUPERMEN from INDIA! What a win,” Tendulkar wrote on X.England arrived on the final day of the five-match series needing just 35 runs with four wickets in hand to complete a remarkable chase of 374 but were blown away on a morning of unbearable tension.Mohammed Siraj took three of the four wickets to fall on Day 5, finishing with figures of 5 for 104.“It means so much,” said Shubman Gill to the BBC. “This was a very hard-fought series. Both teams kept throwing punches, and you could never really predict after Day Four who was going to win the match.We are a young team, but before the start of the series we spoke about not wanting to be seen as a ‘young team’… and I think we showed that today.”
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England captain Ben Stokes, who missed the Oval Test due to injury, said it had been an “incredible series”, with all five Tests going into the final day.“So much has been put into this series from both teams,” the all-rounder said. “The commitment and energy have been outstanding.Standing here now, we’re bitterly disappointed we couldn’t get the series win. But as a massive advocate for Test cricket, I can say this series has been an unbelievable advertisement for the format around the world.To all the doubters saying Test cricket is dying — this series has proved the opposite.”
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