England vs India series ends with two players sharing 'Player of the Series' award

The fiercely fought 5-match Test series between England and India will be remembered for a very long time, especially for the way it ended. Mohammed Siraj's invaluable contributions to the Indian team's win, in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, has brought in happiness for the fans. 

While both teams produced some standout performances, there were two players, one from each team, won the Player of the Series award. Well, this is quite unusual as only one player wins the POTS after the end of every series. However, the performance of both Harry Brook and Shubman Gill was outstanding throughout the series, so the head coaches of both the teams decided to award them. 

While Gill played in five matches and scored 754 runs, at an average of 75.40, Brook scored 481 runs in five games. He batted at an average of 53.44. However, many of his knocks were quite impactful, which is why he became the POTS from England. 

Brook was awarded by India's head coach Gautam Gambhir. After receiving the award, the batter mentioned that the players looked quite confident but the results didn't go their way. Brook said, "Came into the day very confident. Had very two good players out there at the time and thought they’d easily see it home. The way India bowled today, they deserve every success."

When the batter was asked about whether England had the advantage today, he didn't shy away from accepting the fact that the game had already turned their way when they had required just 35 runs to win. Brook also praised Siraj and his bowling performance on day 5.

"Absolutely, we thought the bowlers would stiffen up a bit and the pitch would flatten out a bit (after the use of the heavy roller). Siraj has played every game of the series and has bowled every ball 85+mph, respect him a lot. He was always going to go out, massive credit to him. Unfortunate we couldn’t get over the line," he added. 

On the other hand, Shubman Gill was adjudicated by England's head coach Brendon McCullum. At the presentation, Gill said, "Definitely both the teams played brilliantly throughout the series. Both the teams came up with their A-game, happy to get on the right side today. When you have bowlers like Siraj and Prasidh, captaincy seems easy. They were making the ball talk."

Gill spoke about the pressure the players were under when the "Yes, there was a bit of pressure on us but they were really bowling well. We were confident. We wanted them to feel the pressure throughout the 37 runs they scored. Siraj is a captain’s dream, every ball, every spell he bowled he came all out and gave it everything for the team," he added.