New Delhi, June 20 -- Backdrop, a vocal and loud English crowd at a beautiful Headingley Stadium, is well behind their hero Ben Stokes. Circumstances, a young captain Shubman Gill and a new-look Indian team shoved into a highly anticipated and difficult England assignment away from home following the retirements of icons Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. What happened next could be one of the most cherished days of Indian cricket, depending on the series scoreline in August.

A talented, but inexperienced Indian team led by Gill was not only battling England, but also the scrutiny of the public back home, still not over the retirements of their favourite heroes. "This time, we will lose 5-0", "Gill has not touched 40 runs outside Asia, yet he...