Team India didn't get off to the best of starts in their marquee five-Test series against England, suffering a shock defeat in Hyderabad despite collecting a massive first innings lead. The Rohit Sharma-led side, however, would bounce back in style in Visakhapatnam, leveling the series with a 106-run victory. The Indians would then stamp their authority on the Ben Stokes-led visiting team and their 'Bazball' brand of cricket in Rajkot with a crushing 434-run victory - their biggest victory ever in terms of runs and England's second-worst Test defeat of all time. India would later clinch the series with a match to spare in Ranchi, pulling off a five-wicket victory despite conceding a first innings lead for the first time in the ongoing series. It was every bit a collective effort from the hosts that helped them bounce back from the Hyderabad loss and reel off three victories in a row to maintain their unbeaten run in home Test assignments that has stretched for more than 11 years now. There were, however, a number of standout individual performances along the way as well - Jasprit Bumrah's brilliant use of reverse swing in Vizag Yashasvi Jaiswal's back-to-back double-tons, Shubman Gill regaining form with a gritty century in Rajkot, Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel shining in their debut series,