Bumrah will be back for Lord's as Gill confirmed.
Archer was seen
bowling earlier today. What a series we have in prospect as we go into
the third Test. The only thing missing is a better balance between bat
and ball. Let's see how that aspect turns out going forward. For now,
India can revel in their achievement and they'll hope that this is the start
of a glorious new era under a captain whose bat is doing all the talking.
We'll see you again at Lord's in three days. That's it for now. It's a
goodbye from Sagar Chawla on behalf of Siva and Raju Peethala.
Stats courtesy our statspersons Deepu Narayanan and Roshan Gede
Aged 25 years & 301 days, Shubman Gill becomes the youngest Indian
captain to win a Test overseas; the previous youngest being Sunil
Gavaskar (26y 202d) vs NZ in Auckland in 1976.
Most Tests taken by Asian teams to register maiden win at an away
venue
19 Edgbaston, Birmingham (India, 2025) *
17 Lord's, London (Pakistan, 1982)
17 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown (Sri Lanka, 2018)
16 Gabba, Brisbane (India, 2021)
15 Newlands, Cape Town (India, 2024)
Biggest away wins for India (by runs)
336 vs Eng Birmingham 2025
318 vs WI North Sound 2019
304 vs SL Galle 2017
295 vs Aus Perth 2024
279 vs Eng Leeds 1986
Best match figures for India in England
10/187 Akash Deep Birmingham 2025
10/188 Chetan Sharma Birmingham 1986
9/110 Jasprit Bumrah Trent Bridge 2021
9/134 Zaheer Khan Trent Bridge 2007
Shubman Gill | Indian captain and Player of the Match: All the things
we spoke about after the first game, we were spot on with all of those
things. Our bowling and fielding was tremendous to see. On this kind of
wicket, we knew if we get 400-500 on this kind of wicket, we'll be in the
game. Not everytime we're going to drop that many catches that we did
in Headingley. They (fast bowlers) were magnificent and I think the way
we were able to get through the top-order, that was important to us, and
both those bowlers bowled brilliantly and even Prasidh, he didn't get as
many wickets as them, but he also bowled brilliantly. He (Akash Deep)
bowled with so much heart. The areas and lengths he hit, he was getting
the ball to move both ways. On wickets like these, it's difficult to do that,
he was just magnificent for us. I'd say I'm feeling comfortable with my
game, hopefully if we win the series with my contributions, I'll feel
happier. Everyday is a learning curve for me. Whenever I go out there,
I've said this before, I just want to play as a batsman and I want to think
as a batsman and I want to make my decisions and risk management as
a batsman. Sometimes when you are out there and thinking as a
captain, you don't take that risks which I think as a batsman sometimes
is necessary. Definitely (Bumrah back at Lord's?). Very excited for that
(Lord's Test). Probably the most iconic cricket stadium in the world and
as a kid everyone dreams about playing there and I think no bigger
honour than to be able to captain your country and lead your team there.
Ben Stokes | England skipper: Tough one. Two moments. Having
them at 200/5 and not being able to burst them open. And then being
80/5 in our reply to India's big 1st innings there is obviously going to be
tough to be able to scrape it back from there. You look back at the start
of the game, 200/5, if we were able to gets some wickets quicker, things
could have been a little different. As the game got deeper and deeper, it
sort of turned into a wicket, probably suited India more than us to be
honest. Being 80/5 in reply to India's big first innings total is obviously
going to be tough from there. We ran in and tried everything, we
changed plans and when a team is on top of you, obviously India is a
class team. It's always very hard to wrestle back when the opposition is
full of world-class performers. Shubman has had an unbelievable game
with the bat. It is always tough, when you do spend time out in the field,
your body is tired and mind is tired. It's upto us individuals and as a
team, try and get the best out of the situations. Jamie has been
incredible since he came into the team, he has been exceptional with the
bat and he goes massively into the radar with his wicket-keeping. Just
shows that his natural game and the way him and Harry were able to
wrestle the momentum back towards us, I thought it was very very
special part of the game to watch from the dressing room. Been another
tough week, spend some time in the field and bowlers have run in hard
all week again. We got to reset on everything and see where we end up
come Lord's.
