You think this is just cricket? Cute.
India vs England isn’t a rivalry — it’s a cricketing fever dream. Sometimes poetic, sometimes embarrassing, and always emotionally exhausting. It’s the kind of series where the scoreboard is misleading, reputations die mid-session, and one rogue spell of reverse swing can rewrite the plot.
Every time the India national cricket team meets the England cricket team, you expect a dignified, old-school Test match. What you get instead is Bazball, broken partnerships, fan breakdowns, and Kohli screaming at stump mics.
So before the 2025 series begins, let’s rewind through the carnage. This is not a stat-based recap. This is the good, the bad, the unfiltered.
India vs England Test Series 2021–2022: The Series That Went Into Hibernation Midway
We were up 2-1 in England. Bumrah had just melted England’s spine at The Oval. Kohli was fired up. Siraj was in everyone’s face. It was beautiful.
And then… COVID.
Test 5 vanished. A year later, it magically returned. By then, England had discovered Bazball, Bairstow had fused with Brian Lara’s ghost, and India forgot how to defend a total. We lost. The series ended 2-2. Emotional damage? Permanent.
It wasn’t a series. It was a time loop.
India vs England Test Series 2020–2021: The Dust Bowl Diaries
England landed in India feeling good. Joe Root hit a double ton. Chennai crowd clapped politely. Then the pitch turned.
Axar Patel happened. Ashwin became a meme machine. England forgot how to play spin. One match, they barely crossed 100. Rohit Sharma? He played a knock so smooth on a raging turner, it felt illegal.
India won 3-1. England went home furious about dust. We just smiled and booked our WTC tickets.
England vs India Test Series 2018: A 4-1 Loss That Felt Like a Moral Victory (Kind Of)
Yes, we lost 4-1. But if you watched it, you know — it was weirdly close.
Kohli was on a mission, scoring truckloads. Pant arrived and made noise. But Curran kept saving England from nowhere. Moeen Ali, who turns into Shane Warne exclusively against India, was back in action.
It was the kind of series where your heart breaks every match, but you keep watching because… well, you’re already in pain.
England vs India Test Series 2016: Home Domination, Karun Nair Edition
This was India at home. And England walked into a buzzsaw.
Ashwin and Jadeja wrecked everyone. Kohli scored double tons like they were PowerPoint slides. And Karun Nair? 303 not out. Never seen again. Legend status.
We won 4-0, and honestly, it could’ve been 5-0 if we wanted.
Eng vs Ind Test Series 2014: The Lord’s High Followed by Free Fall
Ah, 2014. The tour that began with a bang and ended with a breakdown.
India won at Lord’s. Our hopes soared. Then we collapsed faster than a flimsy top order. Kohli was in a personal horror show. Dhoni tried damage control. And Anderson vs Jadeja became the weirdest subplot of the tour.
England took the series 3-1. We took the trauma.
Ind vs Eng Test Series 2025: Same Story, New Set of Headaches
Now it’s happening again.
England’s coming in Bazballing. India’s still figuring out who’s fit, who’s out of form, and who’s the next scapegoat. Bumrah is bowling like he’s angry at the stumps. Gill is doing aesthetic things but still leaving us nervous. Rohit & Kohli retirement? Still the most important man on the field? — even when he’s scoring zero.
And then there’s Sai Sudharsan. If this guy plays, expect a plot twist.
How to Watch (Without Losing Your Mind)
Streaming? SonyLIV, Hotstar — take your pick. Just be ready with a backup link because these matches have a habit of cutting out right when things get spicy.
Want only numbers? Go to ESPNcricinfo and read the match scorecard while muttering under your breath.
Want vibes? Stay here.
Why This Series Hurts So Good
India vs England is not about balance. Or tactics. Or even winning.
It’s about survival. Emotional, spiritual, and sometimes literal. One day you’re celebrating a Bumrah fifer. Next day you’re rage-refreshing the live cricket score wondering how Root is still batting.
And yet, we come back.
Because this isn’t just cricket. It’s a soap opera. A psychological test. And a reminder that no matter how much we know this ends in heartbreak… we can’t look away.
Let the circus begin.
