'Michael Vaughan predicted series would be 3-1 or 3-0, look where England cricket stands': Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh responds to Michael Vaughan's IND-ENG prediction (BCCI/AFP Photos)

Heading into the final day of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy decider, England needed just 35 runs with four wickets in hand to chase down 374. Earlier, they had stumbled to 105/3, but a counter-attacking stand between Harry Brook and Joe Root shifted the momentum in their favour. However, both fell late on Day 4, tilting the game slightly back toward India. On Day 5, with the match hanging by a thread, Mohammed Siraj produced a fiery, inspired spell to seal a thrilling six-run win for India and level the series 2-2.

With a young, inexperienced captain, and three of its more seasoned players — Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and R Ashwin — having retired from the format, few gave India a chance.

“Yes, the scoreline shows 2-2. Michael Vaughan and many others predicted that it would be 3-1 or 3-0. I would tell them to look towards their side a bit and where England cricket stands. Our warriors have shown the level of Indian cricket,” former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh said on his YouTube channel.

“Unbelievable Test match and the way India have played the series, they deserve praise. When the team went to England, many people said it was young and there were no seniors. But see how the young team created history,” he added.

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India captain Shubman Gill praised the "young" Indian Test team and revealed their desire to be a "gun team", which they demonstrated on Monday.

“It means so much. This was a very hard-fought series. Both teams throwing punches and you could never really predict after day four who was going to win the match. We are a young team but before the start of the series, we spoke about how we didn’t want to be looked at as a young team. We wanted to be a gun team and I think we showed that today. (On Test cricket) Nothing beats it. It’s the most rewarding format. You work so hard over five days and even before the Test starts, there’s so many mental and physical challenges in this format. Once you’re able to succeed, it’s the most satisfying and rewarding format,” Gill told at the post-match press conference.