India Stuns England as Pakistan Cries Foul Over Vaseline Claim

In the final Test at The Oval, India defeated England by an incredible 6-run margin, completing the series in a way that will never be forgotten. After England had taken the lead on Day 4 thanks to centuries from Joe Root and Harry Brook, it was a tense morning filled with nerves and some outstanding fast bowling that swung the match in India's favor.

When the day started, England needed just 35 runs, and two of Prasidh Krishna's first two deliveries immediately resulted in boundaries. Mohammed Siraj, however, changed the course. Initially, he had Jamie Smith trailing Dhruv Jurel with a late-moving beauty. Gus Atkinson narrowly missed KL Rahul a ball later. Siraj was not finished. With a delivery that only clipped the leg stump in his subsequent over, he trapped Jamie Overton LBW, which was upheld by the umpire.

When Prasidh came back, he nearly had Josh Tongue LBW, but the review saved him. But when he bowled Tongue with a ripper a couple of overs later, there was no doubting him. England needed 11 and was down to their final wicket. After hurting his right shoulder diving on Day 1, Chris Woakes entered and shocked everyone by batting left-handed and using just one hand. Atkinson gave Siraj a six in an attempt to shield Woakes, but he was unable to hold out for long. There were wild celebrations after Siraj bowled him through the gate.

Siraj took five wickets in the end, including three on the last morning.

“We just kept believing,” he said. “This team never backs down.”

On the other hand, after Team India's decisive victory over England in the fifth Test at the Oval, former Pakistani cricketer Shabbir Ahmed made startling charges against them. Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna led India's valiant comeback, bowling out England for 367 and helping the team win by six runs. India was down and out when Harry Brook and Joe Root were going all guns blazing and took England to 301-3 in a chase of 374.

The Oval's pitch, where the bowlers even had a say, was the series' best wicket. The old ball swung fiercely even on Day 5, which made batting very challenging. After the 80th over, India could have taken the new ball, but the old ball was moving quickly, so they chose to stick with it, and it worked. But Shabbir had a bad feeling and accused the Indian team of tampering with the ball. Shabbir urged the umpires to send the ball for laboratory testing on X.

"I think India used Vaseline. After 80 + over Ball still shine like new Umpire should send this ball to lab for examine," he wrote on X.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were absent when India traveled to England, and Jasprit Bumrah missed two crucial matches. Many of their players were playing in England for the first time, and they lost Rishabh Pant to injury for the crucial final Test. Nevertheless, India outperformed England during the entire series.

Although they were the superior team in those two games, their failure to capitalize on crucial opportunities cost them the wins. However, with a 2-2 series draw, the team proudly returned to India. Every player who took the field for India was able to defend his selection, which was the series' positive aspect.

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