Sam Curran (272 runs, 11 wickets)

Sam Curran was picked in the England side as one of the fast bowling options, it was his batting exploits which troubled the most to the Indin team. In the first and the fourth Test, he bailed England out of tough situations and played a major role in the hosts winning the series. The Indian bowlers, who were brilliant against the other batsmen failed to find a solution for Curran’s batting as the 20-year-old completely dominated them.

He is up among the top-5 run scorers in the series and has piled up 272 runs in 7 innings. With the ball, he picked 11 wickets in 4 matches. In fact, he was also the ‘Man of the Match’ in the first Test of the series. 

Ishant Sharma (18 wickets)

The veteran Indian pacer Ishant Sharma was looking furious all through the series with the ball. He made the most out of the previous experiences playing in England. Also, his county stint came in handy for him. He particularly troubled the left-handed batsmen and Alastair Cook never seemed to be at ease while playing him.

Ishant bowled a beautiful away swinger to the southpaws while bowling from around the stumps which made him so effective. With 18 wickets, he was the leading wicket-taker for India. He averaged just above 24 which was quite brilliant.