IND vs ENG: Top 5 centuries in Anderson-Tendulkar Test series in 2025

Shubman Gill’s twin tons, Pant’s historic double, Jaiswal’s gritty 101, and Root’s emotional 105 highlight the top centuries of the 2025 India-England Test series.

Shubman Gill (Image Credit: BCCI)

Whenever India play against England in a Test series, the energy, enthusiam, and the zeal of the players remain on a different level. Similarly, the ongoing Test matches in England will go down as one of the best in the history of the cricket due to several reasons. However, the most specific one would be the centuries scored by the batters throughout the series. There have been many great, match-saving knocks, but only a few leave an imprint in the heart of the fans.

In the Anderson-Tendulkar series in 2025, players like KL Rahul, Joe Root, Shubman Gill, Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja, Harry Brook, Washington Sundar, and Ben Stokes are some of the players who have played powerful knocks all along the series giving headaches to the opponent bowlers. In this article, we'll discuss the top five centuries of the series.

Here are the top 5 centuries in the Anderson-Tendulkar series in 2025:

5. Harry Brook - 111 (5th Test, The Oval)

England's middle-order batter Harry Brook scored a mesmrizing century against India in the 5th Test match, but on the fourth day. He looked well-settled, in form, and came out only to thrash the Indian bowlers. Brook hit 14 boundaries and two sixes in his knock, helping England get closer to the target of 374 runs. Moreover, he also formed a 195-run partnership with Joe Root as well.

4. Ben Stokes - 141 (3rd Test, Old Trafford)

Skipper Ben Stokes is one of the best all-rounders in red-ball cricket as of 2025. In the first innings of the 3rd Test match, Stokes scored an important 141 runs, helping England take a solid lead to make the game tough for India. Even though the match ended in a draw, he claimed a fifer in the first innings as well. For his all-round performance, Stokes won the Player of the Match award.

3. Ravindra Jadeja (107) and Washington Sundar (101) - 3rd Test, Old Trafford

Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar's centuries will be remembered for ages to come as a match-saving knock against England in the 3rd Test at the Old Trafford, Manchester. The match had already reached day five but India were still trailing and were at a tough spot as well. Jadeja and Sundar's centuries not only saved India from losing, but also tied the match, which was extremely important for the team. They both batted brilliantly, scoring 107 and 101 runs, respectively. There was a lot of controversy regarding them playing for their personal milestones, but it will be remembered for a very long time now.

2. KL Rahul - 137 (1st Test, Headingly)

KL Rahul's century in the 1st Test match against England was heroic. Despite India losing the match, his calm and composed knock will be remembered by the fans in the long run. Thanks to his century, India gave a target of 373 runs to the hosts, which they chased down successfully. Rahul scored 18 boundaries in the innings, and most of them were straight drives or cover drives.

1. Shubman Gill - 103 (3rd Test, Old Trafford)

Indian captain Shubman Gill has scored multiple centuries in the Test series but his knock against England in the 3rd Test match was the best one. Firstly, it came in when India needed him the most and the team was already under pressure. Apart from that, he provided the stability in the match which set a base for Jadeja and Washington Sundar to continue. India would have been in huge trouble if not for Gill and his century. He hit 12 boundaries and played incredibly well in the match. It was like a captain's innings.

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