In August and September 2021, the Indian Cricket team (Captain: Virat Kohli) are touring England to play five Test Matches (Award: Pataudi Trophy). India Vs. England test series 2021 will be the first matches of the second edition (2021 - 2023) of the ICC World Test Championship.
Out of the five test matches, the first one ended in a draw due to the rain. England (Captain: Joe Root) won the third test match by an innings. The second and fourth test matches were won by India, to lead the series 2 - 1 with one match to play in Old Trafford, Manchester.
Indian Cricket Team Squad: Virat Kohli (Captain); Ajinkya Rahane (Vice Captain); Mayank Agarwal; Ravichandran Ashwin; Jasprit Bumrah; Ravindra Jadeja; Rishabh Pant (Wicket Keeper); Axar Patel; Cheteshwar Pujara; KL Rahul; Mohammed Shami; Ishant Sharma; Rohit Sharma; Mohammed Siraj; Shardul Thakur; Suryakumar Yadav; Umesh Yadav.
England Cricket Team Squad: Joe Root (Captain); Moeen Ali (Vice Captain); James Anderson; Jonny Bairstow (Wicket Keeper); Sam Curran; Haseeb Hameed; Dan Lawrence; Jack Leach; Dawid Malan; Craig Overton; Ollie Pope; Ollie Robinson; Dom Sibley; Chris Woakes; Mark Wood.
A. First Test Match: This match was played (4 - 8 August 2021) at Trent Bridge, Nottingham and resulted in a draw due to the rain. The umpires of the match: Michael Gough (England) and Richard Kettleborough (England). In this first test match, England elected to bat after winning the toss and the player of the match was awarded to Joe Root (England). The summary of this match is as follows:
> England: 183 (65.4 Overs) and 303 (85.5 Overs)
> India: 278 (84.5 Overs) and 52/1 (14 Overs)
> Result: DRAW
B. Second Test Match: This match was played (12 - 16 August 2021) at Lord's, London and India won by 151 runs. The umpires of the match: Michael Gough (England) and Richard Illingworth (England). In the second test match of the series, England elected to field after winning the toss and the player of the match was awarded to KL Rahul (India). The summary of this match is as follows:
> India: 364 (126.1 Overs) and 298/8d (109.3 Overs)
> England: 391 (128 Overs) and 120 (51.5 Overs)
> Result: INDIA WON
C. Third Test Match: This match was played (25 - 29 August 2021) at Headingley, Leeds and England won by an innings (plus 76 runs). The umpires of the match: Richard Kettleborough (England) and Alex Wharf (England). In this third test match, the Indian elected to bat after winning the toss and the player of the match was awarded to Ollie Robinson (England). The summary of this match is as follows:
> India: 78 (40.4 Overs) and 278 (99.3 Overs)
> England: 432 (132.2 Overs)
> Result: ENGLAND WON
D. Fourth Test Match: This match was played (2 - 6 September 2021) at The Oval, London and India won by 157 runs. The umpires of the match: Richard Illingworth (England) and Alex Wharf (England). In the fourth test match, England elected to field after winning the toss and the player of the match was awarded to Rohit Sharma (India). The summary of this match is as follows:
> India: 191 (61.3 Overs) and 290 (84 Overs)
> England: 466 (148.2 Overs) and 210 (92.2 Overs)
> Result: INDIA WON
E. Fifth Test Match: This match will be played (10 - 14 September 2021) at Old Trafford, Manchester. The umpires of the match: Michael Gough (England) and Richard Kettleborough (England).
About Pataudi Trophy: Jocelyn Burton designed and made the "Pataudi Trophy". The winner of each test cricket series between India and England playing in England is awarded this trophy. Pataudi Trophy is retained by the holding country if the series is drawn between two countries.
The background of the "Pataudi Trophy" is that it was named after the Pataudi cricketing family (Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi). India played in England for fourteen series before the inception (the year 2007) of the Pataudi Trophy and the overall record was 1 drawn series; 2 Indian victories; 11 English victories. In the years 2007 - 2018, India won one and England three out of the four complete Pataudi Trophy series.
About Virat Kohli (Indian Cricket Team Captain): Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer and a right-handed top order batsman. He is one of the greatest batsmen of World Cricket, the current captain of the Indian national team and plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Virat Kohli received several awards such as the Arjuna Award, Padma Shri, Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy, ICC ODI Player of the Year, ICC Test Player of the Year and Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World.
About Joe Root (England Cricket Team Captain): Joseph Edward Root is an English international cricketer and a right-handed opening batsman. Joe Root was England's leading run scorer in the 2019 Cricket World Cup tournament. In August 2018, England and Wales Cricket Board named him in the country's greatest Test XI.