Former Australia National Cricket Team captain Michael Clarke has given a brutal reality check to the England National Cricket Team captain Ben Stokes after the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 draw.
Michael Clarke said that England were expected to win the five-match Test series against India in their own backyard, and as a captain, Ben Stokes should be disappointed with the result.
Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy ends in a drawThe five-match Test series between India and England saw a high-octane battle between bat and ball across all 25 days of the fixtures.
Both the Shubman Gill-led India and Ben Stokes-led England delivered remarkable performances in all five games, but in the end, the series ended in a 2-2 draw.
England won the Test series opener at Headingley in Leeds by 5 wickets in a stunning fashion before India made a dominating comeback to register a 336-run win at Edgbaston in Birmingham.
The third at the Lord's in London was an absolute thriller, and the Three Lions clinched a 22-run victory before the fourth Test match at Old Trafford in Manchester ended in a draw.
In the fifth Test at Kennington Oval in London, India pulled off a historic victory by 6 runs from the jaws of defeat against England.
If I'm captain of that team, I'm disappointed with that result - Michael ClarkeSpeaking to Beyond23 Cricket Podcast's YouTube channel, Michael Clarke said that the 2-2 scoreline is not something that England should he proud of because at home, they were expected to easily win the Test series against the young Indian team.
"This England team... I think, 2-2 draw in your own backyard, if I'm captain of that team, I'm disappointed with that result. I want to win, especially in my own conditions. I think they would've come into the series expecting to win," said Clarke.
I'm not taking India lightly, but I think they've overachieved - Michael ClarkeMichael Clarke further said that the India National Cricket Team "overachieved" in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England because they were under a new leader - Shubman Gill - and without two absolute superstars - Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma - who retired just before the Test series.