England vs India 2018: Top 5 individual batting performances in the series

England v India: Specsavers 5th Test - Day Two
Kohli was in brilliant touch throughout the series

#2: Sam Curran - 78 (136), The Ageas Bowl

England v India: Specsavers 4th Test - Day Four
England v India: Specsavers 4th Test - Day Four

After they had England reeling at 86/6 in the first innings after being asked to bowl first, the Indians would have been licking their lips at the thought of gaining a huge first innings lead.

But young Sam Curran had other ideas. He literally took the series away from India's grasp. He was batting at that frustrating time for the fielding side where the bowlers expect to get easy wickets, and the opening batsmen are ready to go and bat. Curran's counter-attack just summed up the series for India.

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