There were several moments in the list of the top 5 big moments in England versus India Test series 2025, if you think about it especially now that the series is over. There were several Indian batters
who struck whirlwind, classic and memorable centuries, such as KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja and who can ever forget, Shubman Gill. On the other hand, England mounted the pressure on the visitors, thanks to a remarkable display of grit and temerity often when the chips were down with the quartet of Root, Stokes, Smith and Brook scoring valiant hundreds. But Jadeja and Stokes played the part for their teams acceletaring the scoring from the lower order and scalping useful wickets when most needed and thus, playing the part of the the finest all rounders in the entire series.
Then there were some heated moments and the likes of Sundar and Bumrah, Siraj and Duckett fighting fire to fire. But then if we were to talk about the great fighting moments that were about as inspirational as they were unforgettable, then which would be the top 5 big moments in England versus India Test series 2025?
Here are top 5 big moments that defined England vs India Test series 2025:
Shubman Gill scoring 269 at Edgbaston
A captain leads by an example and shows the way to light when the chips are down. If not constantly, then in various patches, as seen in the recent series against England, Gill kept crawling back to score large swathes of runs, missing out on prominent scores in only 4 occasions of the 10 he batted in England.
His prominent and groundbreaking batting performances as seen in the recent red ball contests include inspiring batting efforts such as the 269 at 161 in Birmingham, the 147 in Leeds, the 103 at Manchester's Old Trafford. And very recently, the jumping around in ceaseless joy to mark the completion of a famous win at The Oval was proof of Gill being a satisfied man, and why shouldn't he be? He scored 754 runs on the whole but the icing on the cake was that stellar, nearly a triple but a double hundred at Edgbaston.
His timing, the ability to find the gaps and keep the Englishmen at bay during all times in that Test match fuelled India's hopes of overcoming the dauting challenge of beating England in England to a reasonable extent, India were able to do that.
Joe Root's form consistently throughout the series
Joe Root, now with 39 Test centuries is looking gun barrel straight at Tendulkar's record. Though, truth be told, even if the great Englishman doesn't get there, for whatever reason, he has already etched his name in the list of all-time cricketing legends. And showing marvellous, even envy-inspiring consistency in the series with 3 centuries to his name, including a top score of 150, Joe Rootnot only countered an Indian bowling attack that now deserves to be classified as "menacing" but one that wasn't easy to score of.
His 104 at Lord's with England down and struggling will for times to come be rememebred as a classical Test knock built arduously on the tenets of patience. Root stood tall for England lasting for 331 minutes on that occasion. And even at The Oval, his ton nearly secured England's win, but it wasn't to be.
Mohd Siraj on Day 5, 5th Test at The Oval
With around 35 to get and 4 wickets in the bag but most importantly, the danger man and in-form batter in Jamie Smith back to the pavilion, there was mounting pressure on the hosts as just seen a few hours ago with India pressing the gas with the red ball. Every run was critical, each single a cause of celebration for England but with it, a sigh of relief to those that followed from the English dressing room.
But on the most decisive day of the entire series, India especially with Siraj blowing smoke like a fire-breathing monster, it wasn't going to be easy. No corners were cut and no soft spots were allowed to go through.
Then a magical delivery, bowled well after Overtone back in the dugout and with Atkinson at the crease, disturbed the timber of the right handed tailender.
India leapt in joy, the crowds went wild and Siraj was the pick of the bowlers and quite clearly, the man of the moment. Poor Chris Woakes and props to him for turning up with practically one hand with the other in the sling, could only look on, helplessly as ever from the other end.
It was all over. India had edged past England to emerge victorious with 1 wicket in the end. And thus a gigantic addition to the list of top 5 big moments India v England Test series 2025 was achieved.
Jamie Smith's 184 at Edgbaston
Spare a thought for Jamie Smith. Playing a remarkable unbeaten knock of 184 at Edgbaston, long after the top trump cards in England's line up such as Pope, Duckett and even Root had departed, one man decided to stay back and take the pressure back to India. That was Jamie Smith, in firing his mega century.
Scoring the highest individual Test score for an English wicketkeeper batter, Smith's remarkable prowess with the bat at Edgbaston was certainly among the top 5 big moments India v England Test series 2025.
Not only is his future secure in the Test playing eleven for England but he will now be counted on for producing great efforts in The Ashes.
Eng openers barely surviving a day at The Lord's and the heat between the teams
One of the top 5 big moments in the England vs India Test series in 2025 was surely that particular day of action and of a fiery exchange of emotion and words between the two, almost warring sides, as seen at The Lord's.
Towards the close of day 3 with England in their second innings had openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley at the crease with India's bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah, Siraj and Reddy already piling on the pressure on the two at the wicket. But in an attempt to arrive at a bit of a premature end to the day's play, there were efforts on the part of the English batters with them engaging in what was called delaying tactics.
While Crawley often wilted in pressure and hopped and jumped and even sought the physio, Ducketttoo, took his time in the middle. This, resultantly, infuriated the Indian captain with Gill emerging with some choicest words that he'd probably never use otherwise. There was drama with the ball doing the ticks especially in the hands of Bumrah and the pressure in the midst of it all was constantly growing.
Eventually, England won at Lord's thanks to Stokes' stupendous all round show.
