India vs England Headingley Test 2025: A Battle of Eras
As India gear up for the much-awaited five-match Test series against England starting June 20, 2025, fans are drawn back to one of India’s most dominant overseas Test performances Headingly, 2002, where Indian batters scripted history with a monumental win. So Let’s take a look at India vs England Headingley Test 2025.
In the third Test of the 2002 series, India won by an innings and 46 runs, a classic and resounding overseas triumph. On a traditionally pace-friendly track, Indian batters showed patience, skill, and dominance to post a mammoth 628/8 declared in the first innings.
Opening with Sanjay Bangar’s gritty 68, the platform was set for a vintage Indian middle-order show. Rahul Dravid showcased trademark resilience with 148 off 307 balls, absorbing pressure and blunting England’s bowling.
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Sachin-Ganguly’s record-breaking stand at Leeds
Once Dravid departed, it was time for magic, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly stitched together a historic 249-run partnership for the fourth wicket, laying the foundation for India’s colossal total.
Here we look at their partnership in Leeds in 2002:
- Tendulkar was in sublime touch, scoring 193 off 330 balls, combining elegance with control.
- Ganguly, the then captain, matched him stroke for stroke with an aggressive 128 off 167, taking on the spinners and pacers with authority.
This partnership remains one of India’s finest on English soil and was their second double-century stand in England, the first being 255 at Nottingham in 1996.
Dravid’s class and the final punch
While Tendulkar and Ganguly stole the spotlight, Dravid was the silent backbone, earning the Player of the Match award for his first-innings 148 that anchored India’s batting effort. He also took three important catches on the field.
India’s bowlers, Kumble (7 wickets in match), Harbhajan (6 wickets), and Zaheer Khan, then decimated England across two innings (273 & 309) to wrap up the victory.
IND vs ENG 2025 series opener: Familiar venue, new faces
Fast-forward to 2025, the series kicks off at the same Headingley ground. England have already named their playing XI, while India will open with KL Rahul, with Shubman Gill at No. 4 and Rishabh Pant confirmed at No. 5, signaling a fresh era after the retirements of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
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