New Delhi, March 9 -- Outplayed by Team India in the five-match Test series on Saturday, England skipper Ben Stokes had full admiration for the bench strength of the hosts. Rohit Sharma's Team India thrashed England by an innings and 64 runs in the fifth and final Test of the bilateral series at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. Indian skipper Rohit (103) and Shubman Gill (103) slammed centuries in a match where veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin recorded his 100th Test appearance as Virat Kohli-less Team India sealed a comfortable 4-1 series triumph over Ben Stokes' men.

After taking an early lead over India in the five-match series, England suffered back-to-back defeats to the hosts in the third edition of th...