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England vs India 5th Test: Head coach Gautam Gambhir hailed India's fighting spirit after their remarkable six-run win over England in the fifth Test, asserting that his side will "never surrender" regardless of the challenges.

Set a record target of 374, England looked poised for victory at 339 for six at stumps on the penultimate day. However, India produced a spirited comeback on the final morning, picking up the remaining four wickets quickly to bowl the hosts out for 367 and level the five-match series 2-2.

"We'll win some, we'll lose some… but we'll NEVER surrender! Well done, boys!” Gambhir posted on the social media platform X after the win.

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The result marked a significant turnaround for India, which came into the England series after a string of poor performances in the traditional format under Gambhir's charge.

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While Gambhir enjoyed early success in white-ball formats, his Test tenure began on a sour note with a 0-3 whitewash at home against New Zealand. It was followed by a 1-3 defeat in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. England presented Gambhir's most testing assignment, with a young Shubman Gill taking over the captaincy following the retirements of veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

India began the series with a five-wicket loss at Headingley but bounced back with a dominant 336-run win at Edgbaston. The visitors pushed England to the edge at Lord's before narrowly going down by 22 runs.

In Manchester, India battled hard to force a draw, setting the stage for a high-stakes decider at The Oval.

In a dramatic final Test, the visitors showed grit and composure to snatch a memorable win -- sealing a 2-2 series draw and restoring pride at the end of a roller-coaster campaign.

Skipper Shubman Gill led from the front in his first assignment as the Test skipper, smashing 754 runs on the back of four centuries, whereas several characters stepped up at times including the likes of KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and a few more. However, it was Mohammed Siraj who remained a constant fighter and produced an impactful effort in crucial times, even in the absence of senior pacer Jasprit Bumrah. He ended up taking 23 wickets and was adjudged as the Player of the Match for his heroic effort at the Kennington Oval.