As the five-match Test series between India and England comes to an end, here’s a look at the combined best XI.
Combined best XI of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. (Picture Credit: X/@BCCI and AP)
The 2025 edition of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy ended in a 2-2 draw on Monday (August 4) after India secured a memorable win by six runs in the fifth and final Test played at The Oval. In the five-match series, a total of nine batters scored more than 400 runs, and players from both the teams scored a total of 7187 runs, of which 3809 were scored by Indian batters alone. As the series came to an end, here’s a look at the combined best XI of the India-England Test series.
1. KL Rahul played all five Tests and, with the help of two centuries and as many fifties, scored 532 runs. (Picture Credit: AP)
2. Ben Duckett played all five matches for the English team and amassed a total of 462 runs, which includes a 149-run knock in the second innings of the first Test played in Leeds. (Picture Credit: AP)
3. World No. 1 Test batter Joe Root hammered three centuries for England against India and scored a total of 537 runs. (Picture Credit: AP)
4. India captain Shubman Gill finished the series with a total of 754 runs to his credit. He scored one double century and three centuries in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. (Picture Credit: AP)
5. In seven innings of four Tests, Rishabh Pant, with the help of two centuries and three fifties, scored 479 runs. (Picture Credit: AP)
6. Ben Stokes played four Tests and scored 304 runs in addition to taking 17 wickets. He scored a century (141) and picked up a fifer (5/72) in the first inning of the 4th Test played at Old Trafford and won two POTM awards. (Picture Credit: AP)
7. Jamie Smith was England’s wicketkeeper-batter in the home series against India, and he scored 434 runs in nine innings. (Picture Credit: AP)
8. Ravindra Jadeja scored 516 runs for the Shubman Gill-led side and also picked up seven wickets. He crossed the 50-run mark six times, which is a record in the India-England series. (Picture Credit: AP)
9. Akash Deep played three Tests against England and dismissed 13 batters, which includes a 10-wicket haul in Birmingham. He also scored 66 runs for India in the second innings of the fifth Test after coming out to bat at No. 4. (Picture Credit: X/@BCCI)
10. Mohammed Siraj played all five Tests for India and dismissed a total of 23 batters. He equalled the record of taking the most wickets for India in a Test series in England. (Picture Credit: X/@BCCI)
11. Josh Tongue played three Tests for England in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy and dismissed 19 Indian batters. (Picture Credit: AP)
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