India will face England at the Sallowed Lord’s Cricket Stadium in London from Thursday, July 10, in the third test of the five game series. The two teams won a test each following which the series is equal to 1-1 towards Lord.
Looking at Team India’s test record at the emblematic place, they played 19 games, winning three and losing 12, while four games ended with a draw. The triumph of the first testing test on the site was recorded in 1986 under the direction of Kapil Dev.
After the 1986 victory, it took 28 years before India recorded a test victory at Lord’s. Under the direction of MS Dhoni, India recorded a historic triumph of 95 points during the 2014 tour. While India is preparing for their last battle at Lord’s, we look where the members of India are now playing the XI of the 2014 test.
Top Order: Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Chetehwar Pujara
Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan opened the sleeves in the 2014 Lord test. While Dhawan recorded scores of 7 and 31, Vijay contributed a 95 vital in the second round. Dhawan retired from international and national cricket in August 2024. He recently published his biography entitled “The One”. As for Vijay, he retired from international cricket in January 2023.
Beating in his customary post n ° 3, Cheteshwar Pujara recorded scores of 28 and 43 in the Lord’s 2014 test. After a bad race, he was abandoned from the team after the World World Championship (WTC) of 2023 against Australia. Although Pujara has not announced his retirement, a return to India seems unlikely. He is one of the experts in the series of current tests in England.
Average and versatile order: Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ms Dhoni, Raviund will Jadeja, Stuart Binny
Virat Kohli recorded disappointing scores of 25 and 0 during the 2014 test at Lord’s. He made a horror visit to England, but recovered it to become a good test player. Kohli announced his test of testing cricket in May this year, just before the tour of India in England. He had retired from T20is after the T20 2024 World Cup and will now be seen in the colors of India in ODI format.
Ajinkya Rahane marked a brilliant 103 on the day of opening the Lord’s test 2014. His 154-ball stroke presented 15 ovens and six. Having been abandoned from the test team due to a bad form, it was recalled for the WTC 2023 final. He contributed 89 and 46, but again lost his place after the Antilles 2023 tour in 2023. Rahane is currently sharing his point of view as an expert on social networks.
Ms. Dhoni was the captain and the porter of the Indian team in the Lord’s 2014 test. He failed with the bat, recording scores of 1 and 19 years. After retiring from international cricket in August 2020, he continued to represent Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL. He took the post of Captain of Ruturaj Gaikwad during the 2025 season after the first was injured.
The versatile Ravi will ravished Jadeja contributed to a significant 68 in the second rounds of the 2014 Lord test against England. He is the most upscale member of the Indian team who is currently in England. Jadeja contributed crucial half-century in the historic triumph of India to Edgbaston during the second test.
Stuart Binny had a forgetable outing at Lord’s in 2014. He recorded scores of 9 and 0 and did not collect a window with his average rhythm. Binny announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in August 2021.
Quicks: Bhuvnehwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Isant Sharma
The veteran The veteran Bhuvnehwar Kumar played a central role in the triumph of India against England in Lord’s in 2014. He recorded figures of 6-82 in the first round. Bhuvnehwar also made crucial contributions with the Willow, marking 36 and 52. He represented India for the last time in November 2022. Bhuvnehwar played a key role in RCB’s IPL 2025 triumph, saying 17 windows in 14 matches.
Mohammad Shami managed only two counters in the Lord 2014 test. He was not chosen for the series of current tests against England due to fitness problems and also missed the Border-Gavaskar trophy in Australia before that. Shami was part of the Indian team who won the 2025 Champions Trophy. He has not played a test match from the WTC 2023 final.
Ishant Sharma was the match of the match in the Lord’s test 2014. After England was set at 319 points, Ishant claimed 7-74 for launching the visitors of a historic triumph. The 36 -year -old represented India for the last time in a test match in November 2021. Ishant represented Gujarat Titans (GT) in IPL 2025.
Edited by Renin Wilben Albert
