Virat Kohli Leads Cricketers' Tribute To India’s Thrilling Win Vs England At Oval

Virat Kohli congratulates Team India [Source: @AkashvaniAIR, @BCCI/x]

Team India overcame England in a nail-biting finish on Day 5 at The Oval in London. Defending 374 runs in the final innings of the series and just 35 runs with four wickets remaining on the final day, Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj mopped up the English tail as Shubman Gill’s troops secured a narrow six-run victory.

The outcome also helped Team India level the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Test series 2-2. While India’s spirited fightback on Day 5 of the Oval Test garnered much adulations from fans, several former as well as active Indian cricketers also shared their tributes for the jubilant team.

Tendulkar, Dhawan Join Virat Kohli To Sing Indian Praise

Several former cricketers like Sourav Ganguly, Irfan Pathan, Shikhar Dhawan and Sachin Tendulkar congratulated the current Indian team for levelling the Test series in England by winning the fifth match on a thrilling Day 5 at The Oval.

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Active ODI player and all-time great Virat Kohli as well as out-of-favour Cheteshwar Pujara also lauded Team India’s grit and acknowledged the cutthroat nature of the entire five-match series. Here is a look at several Indian cricketers expressing their reactions over India’s win on X:

“Great win by team india. Resilience and determination from Siraj and Prasidh has given us this phenomenal victory. Special mention to Siraj who will put everything on the line for the team. Extremely happy for him” - @imVkohli

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“Test cricket… absolute goosebumps. Series 2–2, Performance 10/10! SUPERMEN from INDIA! What a Win.” - @sachin_rt

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“Fantastic from Team India . Test cricket ,best format by far..congratulations to all members and coaches led by the fantastic shubman gill..Siraj has never let this team down any part of the world..such a treat to watch .well done prasidh,Akashdeep,Jaiswal” - @SGanguly99

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“Kya comeback tha yeh!@mdsirajofficial & @prasidh43 amazing stuff with the ball. Your attitude and playing with calm was brilliant, sab kuch perfect tha! @ShubmanGill your leadership was on point and there's more to come. Maza aa gaya dekh ke. Proud of you boys!” - @SDhawan25

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“Historic win! Belief and character shown by the team was brilliant to see! Fitting end to what has been an incredible series. Nothing quite like Test Cricket!” - @cheteshwar1

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“We are a young team but we want to be seen as a gun team…..” - @IrfanPathan

Screenshot from @IrfanPathan

With series drawn, both captains Ben Stokes and Shubman Gill shared the inaugural edition of the Anderson-Tendulkar Test series trophy at the winner’s podium. The outcome also sparked a wave of changes for both teams on the 2025-27 WTC points table.

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