India, July 15 -- What a Test match! What a series! But I guess a result that would still sadden Indian fans.

I have taken a holistic view of this Indian tour of England. It's a conscious decision I took when the squad was selected with Rohit, Virat and Shami missing.

This was a new age Indian team about to be put to a stiff test. Fortunately, conditions in England resembled those in India more and pitches have been flatter than ever before. Add to that the weakest England attack ever.

But what this Indian team led by Shubman Gill has achieved so far has been nothing short of incredible. No other nation's next gen team would be able to compete with a major cricketing nation in their own backyard.

That India fell short by 22 runs at Lo...