The England Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team rivalry continues to capture both casual fans and strategy-oriented cricket fans, alike. Match outcomes often depend on key player contests; understanding each player’s recent trajectory helps predict series outcomes.
Bumrah stands head and shoulders above contemporary Indian bowlers when it comes to his record in England conditions home Test bowling, especially on home pitches. In the context of England Cricket Team Vs India National Cricket Team Players, his ability to extract bounce at good lengths often causes trouble to international batters and shifts match momentum in India’s favor.
| Date | Match/Format | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul–4 Aug 2025 | 5th Test (ENG vs IND) | The Oval, London | India won by 6 runs (NDTV Sports) |
| 23 Jul 2025 | 4th Test (ENG vs IND) | Manchester | Match drawn (ENG posted big score) |
| 10 Jul 2025 | 3rd Test (ENG vs IND) | London | England won by 22 runs |
| 02 Jul 2025 | 2nd Test (ENG vs IND) | Birmingham | India won by 336 runs |
| 20 Jun 2025 | 1st Test (ENG vs IND) | (Series opener) | England won by 5 wickets |
Virat Kohli
Kohli, an Indian cricketer, has established himself as one of the most successful captains in Test cricket history. He is widely admired for his leadership and ability to inspire his team, while being known for his impressive batting skills and multiple awards won for these.
Furthermore, he ranks as one of India’s highest-paid sportsmen as his endorsement deals have yielded millions in earnings; providing inspiration and role modeling opportunities to young cricketers across India.
Kohli has come under scrutiny for his aggressive approach to the game, yet still maintains that it is necessary for him to win.
To defend himself he cited how much the game had changed since previous players, as well as saying his style of play helps improve it; yet some critics have noted that Kohli’s aggressive style could cause injury to other players.
Kohli has also come under scrutiny for his batting technique, with accusations stating he slams the ball down and out to cause damage to pitches. Kohli has denied these allegations while insisting he only uses this style when necessary.
Kohli has been a consistent performer for Royal Challengers Bangalore and India at all levels, earning more than 10,000 runs in T20 cricket and becoming the second-highest run scorer globally. Additionally, he led RCB to two IPL titles and twice received MVP honors at each tournament.
Kohli is an expert at using his bat to turn the tide of a match in his favor, always seeking ways to maximize opportunities afforded him by his limited opportunities. His achievements have earned him numerous awards and accolades throughout his career and made him one of the world’s most-beloved athletes.
KL Rahul
KL Rahul is an impressive Indian cricketer. A right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman, Rahul represents India internationally as well as Karnataka domestically.
Additionally, he represents Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Born in Mangalore, Karnataka he made his first-class debut in 2010 scoring a century on debut which secured him his Test call-up; later making ODI and T20I debuts for India.
He took over as India’s 34th Test captain against South Africa in 2022 and performed admirably in his inaugural captaincy debut by scoring a half century in the second Test match he captained, but unfortunately couldn’t lead his side to victory that time around. Since then he has remained an indispensable batsman both for India in Test and ODI formats.
Rahul boasts an impressive record in Test cricket away from home, scoring nine centuries over his career. He is well known for hitting sixes that fly out over long periods and staying at the crease for long. Additionally, he displays excellent glovework skills.
Rahul’s outstanding performances earned him selection as vice-captain of India’s T20I squad for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, where he became joint top run scorer.
Additionally, he took four wickets at an average of just under seven runs per over and finished as joint top wicket taker at that tournament.
Rahul will be joined in England’s squad by Durham bowler Brydon Carse and Warwickshire pair Jacob Bethell and Chris Woakes from Warwickshire, plus Surrey batsman Jamie Overton is expected to make his Test comeback following six months out due to injury – his broken little finger in an ODI against West Indies at Headingley prevented his participation during that match.
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler for Mumbai in domestic cricket and captains the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. Additionally, he captains India in limited overs internationals.
Rohit has amassed 624 runs in one-day internationals; making him fourth all time run scorer. Rohit is well known for his aggressive hitting style and big hundred scores like predecessor Virender Sehwag was.
When going full steam ahead he can be virtually unstoppable; making him potentially deadly both white ball and red ball player alike!
Rohit Sharma enjoyed an exceptional 2019 ODI World Cup, scoring five centuries and leading its run charts.
This marked his career best in ODIs and placed him fourth-highest run scorer ever for this format. Additionally, he served as vice captain during Australia’s 2021 Test series where he scored heavily across both matches.
On the field, he is an outstanding wicket-keeper with incredible instinct. His track record speaks for itself and his arm can throw with precision; behind the stumps his clean pair of hands provide invaluable stability. Under his leadership, the team won two consecutive ODI and T20I titles under him.
Sharma was raised by his grandmother and mother – both chawl workers. Unfortunately, his carpenter father passed away due to an accident when he was still young; nevertheless his mother was very supportive in helping him pursue his cricketing dreams.
After playing local cricket as a hobby during high school he joined a coaching institute where Dinesh Lad was there as his mentor who noticed his talent. This enabled him to play for West Zone Deodhar Trophy tournament that year.
His international debut came against Ireland at Belfast in June 2007, though he only took one catch and didn’t bat or bowl during that match. Later that year he made his T20I debut during group stage play at the inaugural World T20 tournament held in South Africa.
Ben Stokes
Ben Stokes has been an indispensable member of England cricket since making his debut in 2009. Best known for his fast bowling skills, Ben has also proven his value with bat and ball; currently ranking second highest run-scorer behind Virat Kohli with over 3000 runs scored and 30 wickets taken during his Test cricket career.
His leadership of England cricket team has been pivotal to turning around its fortunes, employing aggressive tactics and playing to their strengths to transform its game plan and win matches – including two wins against India! Under his tenure, they recorded 10 victories out of 13 Test matches; including two wins against them!
After Joe Root stepped down as captain in 2022, Stokes took over his baton and implemented an aggressive style of play known as “Bazball,” with six wins out of nine games under his command as captain. It proved an immediate hit.
In the recent series against India, he was the standout performer with both bat and ball. His sixes and powerful blows helped the English win their opening match at Delhi; then in games three and four he scored four fifty-plus scores while taking seven wickets; earning man of match awards both times plus player of the series award.
Ravindra Jadeja is one of the finest all-rounders in world cricket, combining left-arm spin accuracy to restrict scoring in middle overs and build pressure for breakthroughs with powerful late innings acceleration from his batting to help turn competitive totals into winning ones.
An accomplished run scorer, Jadeja boasts several ODI hundreds as well as one Test double century among his achievements.
This week marks the launch of India and England Test series five matches between India and England and promises to be an exciting contest. Both sides boast impressive talent; it will be intriguing to see which side can come out victorious from this high-scoring contest, broadcast live in UK on Sky Sports and BBC Sport.
