Six most memorable India Test matches in history

5. England v India, 2nd Test 2014, Lords – India won by 95 runs

Shortly after the 2011 World Cup, India had traveled to England and was handed a whitewash. At Lord’s in 2014, the Indians pulled-off what was perhaps one of the few occasions that saw more than one player pull the strings. Having been asked to bat on a perfectly green wicket, Ajinkya Rahane was the only one to impress with a ton.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar succeeded in keeping the pressure on the England batsmen with 6/82. Having set a target of 318 for England to chase, it came down to the final session for Ishant Sharma to finally come of age of sorts.

With Jadeja and Shami ensuring that the Indians had the early breakthroughs, Ishant Sharma bombarded the Brits with a barrage of short-pitch deliveries in the final session of the final day’s play. Needless to say, his figures of 7/74 went up on the Lord’s honors board when he was instrumental in bowling out the Brits.