New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Giving up was never on India mind as Shubman Gill finished his maiden Test series as a full-time captain with head held high on Monday at The Oval. Defending just 35 runs on the final day of the fifth Test against England, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna shared the final four wickets to help India win by six runs and save the inaugural Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2-2. Earlier, India had won the second Test in Birmingham and drew the fourth Test in Manchester.

With the guidance head coach Gautam Gambhir, the young Indian team sans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, never shied away from giving it back during the whole series, something that was instilled in them by their outgoing seniors. Without Jasprit Bumrah in the sid...