New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Mohammed Siraj was India's hero as they beat England by just six runs in a thrilling fifth Test at the Oval on Monday to end the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy level at 2-2. England, set 374 to win, were bowled out for 367, with fast bowler Siraj taking 5-104, including a sensational burst of 3-9 on Monday's final morning. It was India's narrowest winning margin in a Test match.

With no Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin having already retired from the longest format of the game, this is a start of a new era under captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir. It was India's first drawn Test series under Gambhir.

After Shubman Gill was named as India's Test captain, the right-hander told that he would...