Cricket lovers like to talk about “greatest ever” moments and about Indian Test wins away from India. There have been some memorable achievements already. Adelaide in 2003, Johannesburg in 2018, and Gabba in 2021 each have their emotional investment. But the Test match victory at Edgbaston in June 2025 against England? Were 336 runs hammering on the ground that India had never won before – without Jasprit Bumrah? If that doesn’t say “historic”, what does? Let’s explore whether this one deserves a seat at the very top.
India Bossed the Game from Ball One
Some matches are nail-biters. This match wasn’t one of those. From the start of India’s innings, India was in full control. At stumps on Day 1, they had 310-5, with no danger signs of a collapse. Shubman Gill ripped his way to a jaw-dropping 269, and with some handy partnerships with Jaiswal and Jadeja, they declared at 587.
Not that England just rolled over. After India had England reeling at 84 for 5, Harry Brook (158) and Jamie Smith (184) mounted a spirited comeback, stitching together a towering 303-run stand that briefly shifted the momentum. Even then, the momentum hardly changed. Once that partnership broke, the rest of England’s batting pair fell like grass to a lawnmower.
Gill did it again with a fluent 161 in the second innings, while India declared upon reaching 427/6. Yes, some did question the late declaration – but when you bowl out England for 271 in under 70, all’s well that ends with demolition. This was domination, with a capital D. From start to finish.
No Bumrah? No Problem.
If there was one big pre-match talking point, India decided to rest Jasprit Bumrah. And why not? Rest your fast bowling spearhead when you are 1-0 down in an away series. Ambitious.
And you know what? It paid off. Akash Deep had played just one Test match before this one and bowled as if he had been playing with these guys for years. Ten wickets in two innings (six in the second) put him on the front page. Siraj is back to his feisty bowling self, taking six in England’s first innings and ripping through the stumps with total disdain.
This was all much more than just a bowling display—it was a declaration. The Indian pace battery goes deep. The match-winners don’t just belong to the usual suspects. Remember the Gabba in 2021 when a last-minute injury-ravaged India turned over Australia? Edgbaston 2025 had the feel of that type of victory; the type of win where the collective whole rises to the occasion.
From Headingley Heartbreak to Edgbaston Euphoria
The mental recovery from Headingley can’t be overstated. India was almost home in the first Test – but collapsed on Day 5 to lose, agonisingly. In some situations, you can either get lost in a spiral… Or bounce back. Gill and his team did the latter. And did it with violence – of the best cricketing kind.
Entering Edgbaston, a place where India had never won, there were ghosts to conquer. Not only did they exorcise those ghosts, built a mansion where the ghosts were laid to rest. It was pure resilience. Normally, you have mental toughness, tactical clarity, and team spirit. This was it all together.
Why was this win so special? The context of Edgbaston, the context of pressure, the context of history, the context of coming back to win, and making it look easy. So, what do you think, does Edgbaston 2025 overshadow Gabba 2021, or not? Let us know in the comments. Let the debate begin!
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