India, July 6 -- No Jasprit Bumrah, no Mohammed Shami and a pitch on which the Indian batters made over 1,000 runs. None of that mattered as Akash Deep and the other bowlers produced a performance that should rightfully be counted as one of India's best to help the team record its first ever win at Edgbaston on Sunday.

The record at the venue now reads nine matches, seven lost, one drawn and one fabulous win. As Shubman Gill said before the game, they don't care about what has happened before. They've made some history of their own. A first win for India and a first win for Gill as Test captain.

Gill's team has also become the first Asian country to win a Test at Edgbaston. Asian teams (India 9, Pakistan 8 and Sri Lanka 2) have played a...