England beat India by 31 runs the first Test at Edgbaston on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in a five-match series.
India, set 194 for victory, were dismissed for 162 before lunch on the fourth morning.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes, who could miss next week’s second Test at Lord’s because of a court trial on a charge of affray starting Monday, took two wickets in an over including the prize scalp of India captain Virat Kohli for 51.
Star batsman Kohli had made 149 – his maiden Test century in England – during India’s first innings at Edgbaston.
Stokes ended the match when he had Hardik Pandya (31) caught at first slip for an innings return of four for 40 in 14.2 overs.
England’s 1,000th Test was a personal triumph for Sam Curran.
In just his second match at this level, the 20-year-old Surrey left-arm swing bowler took a Test-best four for 74 in India’s first innings 274.
And he followed that up with a dashing 63, his maiden Test fifty, to give England a target worth defending after they had collapsed to 87 for seven in their second innings.
Twitter reacted to every twist and turn of the game. Here are the pick of the tweets:
#TestCricket - enough said!
— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) August 4, 2018
Next four Tests wondering how to top this
— Sidvee (@sidvee) August 4, 2018
Chin Up Guys. This test could have gone both ways, unfortunately it wasn't our day. But very very well played by both teams. What a wonderful advertisement for test cricket. Tough luck India and Well played England. Looking forward for a great series ahead. #ENGvIND
— Siddharth Kaul (@sidkaul22) August 4, 2018
Kind of fair for the nation that gave Cricket to the world, register a win in their 1000th Test. Well played England! #ENGvIND
— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) August 4, 2018
Test cricket - nothing like it.
— Brian Moore (@brianmoore666) August 4, 2018
Fascinating/exhilarating Test cricket. So many moments to speak about. What was your favourite? #ENGvIND
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) August 4, 2018
If you don’t like test cricket after that game you never will #ENGvIND
— Henry Clark (@HenryWAClark) August 4, 2018
Well said Virat Kohli: 'It's lovely. It is the best format for me. We absolutely love Test cricket. People who watch it should love it if they understand the game. There is nothing better than testing yourself over 5 days against top-quality opposition' 👏
— Huw Turbervill (@huwzat) August 4, 2018
LOVED IT. 🏴🏏#TestCricket #England #India #EngVsInd pic.twitter.com/g0CbMFxnja
— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8) August 4, 2018
#ViratKohli referring to his 149 in the first innings - "It's a century that I'll fondly remember. If we had won the Test, it would've been my No.1 century.. Test cricket is my favorite format"
— Kaushik LM (@LMKMovieManiac) August 4, 2018
200 runs in this Test, by far the best Indian batter.. #Kohli #ENGvIND
BOOM! Stokes!
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) August 4, 2018
England win by 31 runs.
Test cricket at its absolute best.
Congrats @root66 - your coming of age game as captain. pic.twitter.com/GnKhe1xhJX
To put things in context. India have only ever won 6 Tests in England. And only 3 this millennium. Never easy to play there. To get so close is a big effort. Ashwin and Ishant superb. Kohli, of course, at the peak of his powers. Bring on Lord's.
— Sidvee (@sidvee) August 4, 2018
Test cricket 👌 #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/5ny33D2XTH
— ICC (@ICC) August 4, 2018
While most fans found the game to be enthralling, there were quite few who were underwhelmed by the lack of support for Kohli from his team-mates.
India Tour Of England.....!#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/CaHpexRoNm
— PhD in Bakchodi (@Atheist_Krishna) August 3, 2018
Must feel for Kohli. He'd kept his team alive in both innings. But the rest of the Indian batting was a shambles. Some tough questions need to be asked by the team management of the top order
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) August 4, 2018
In what was a bowlers’ match, the real difference between the sides was in the batting. England had an 80, a 70, a 63 & a 42; after Kohli’s 149 & 51, our next best was 31. Our batsmen let us down. But it was a great Test match nonetheless. #IndiavsEngland
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 4, 2018
Loved every minute of this game, not least the way Kohli's dragged his entire team with him. Hard to think of a more driven cricketer.
— Lawrence Booth (@the_topspin) August 3, 2018
#INDvENG my take: a) Kohli was a one man batting show.. almost like Sachin in early 90s, Gavaskar in early 70s (and they atleast had likes of Vishy and Azhar); b) Stokes is a game changer c) Pujara should play, brings stability d) super test match, great series ahead
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) August 4, 2018
If Virat Kohli had half the support Sachin Tendulkar had (Ganguly, Laxman, Dravid, Sehwag etc), Kohli would have won India many away Tests. #EngvInd
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) August 4, 2018