ENG vs IND 2025: ICC announces pitch ratings for Test series, only Leeds rated ‘very good’

Headingley’s pitch was the one one to be rated as ‘Very Good’ by the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC), which has launched the rankings for the pitches and outfields through the recently-concluded five-match Take a look at collection between England and India. The series-opening match was performed in Leeds, which the hosts gained by 5 wickets. The ranking for the pitch at The Oval, the venue for the thrilling fifth and closing Take a look at, has but to be launched by the worldwide administrative physique. 

Pitch and Outfield Scores for Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy 2025

*as of August 9, 2025

The surfaces used for the high-octane collection fared higher than these on which the 2023 Ashes was performed. Throughout that collection, not one of the 5 pitches obtained a ‘Very Good’ ranking. In reality, two of these (Edgbaston and Lord’s) bought a ranking of ‘Common’. The 2024-25 version of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy had a contrasting evaluation as 4 of the 5 pitches had obtained a ‘Very Good’ ranking.

How are pitches rated by the ICC?

Up till 2023, there have been six classifications offered for the panel on the ICC to charge pitches: Very Good, Good, Common, Under Common, Poor and Unfit. Nevertheless, the sane has been restricted to solely 4 tiers: Very Good, Passable, Unsatisfactory and Unfit.

Talking of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, the collection ended on stage phrases after India’s six-run win on the Oval. Shubman Gill (754 runs in 10 innings) and Mohammed Siraj (23 wickets in 9 innings) emerged because the main run-getter and main wicket-taker of the action-packed collection, respectively. 

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