England's leading run-scorer had a fairytale ending to his illustrious career as he scored his last Test ton against India, signing off in style.
The Indian skipper was full of praise for two centurions KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant, who raised visions of an improbable victory for the visitors on the final day.
A mediocre England team with a fragile batting line-up won the series by a comprehensive 4-1 margin after India were bowled out for 345 in pursuit of a mammoth target of 464.
With the help of his fighting knock, the 20-year-old keeper from Rourkee has silenced his critics who slammed him for a shoddy job behind the stumps.
Rahul is the third Indian opener after Sunil Gavaskar and Shikhar Dhawan to score a century in the fourth innings of an away Test.
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England defeat India by 118 runs to win the fifth and final Test and clinch the series 4-1. A perfect send-off to their former skipper, Alastair Cook.
Mohammed Shami said he has improved a lot since he last travelled to England in 2014 and that he is now better at exploiting the conditions away from home.
Alastair Cook was attending the press conference at the end of 4th day's play when British journalists presented him 33 Beer bottles of different makes to honour his 33 Test hundreds.
Courtesy the twin hundreds by the former and current skipper, England declared their second innings on 423/8 with a massive target of 464 for the Indians.
Cook also achieved a unique feat of making a fifty and a hundred in both his debut and final Test match.
Coming into bat at number 8, Jadeja scored his ninth Test half-century to rescue India from 160/6 to 292 in the first innings.
Debutant Hanuma Vihari scored his maiden Test fifty on Day 3 of the 5th Test, and also put on a vital 77-run partnership with Ravindra Jadeja (86 not out) to help India post 292 in their first innings.
Alastair Cook was unbeaten on 46 in his final Test innings as England reached 114/2 at stumps on day three for a 154-run lead over India.
His innings contained 11 fours and a mighty straight six of the bowling of English pace spearhead James Anderson.
India conceded a series defeat to England, which has raised a number of questions on the team's performance.
The incident happened in the 29th over of India's innings when Anderson snatched his cap and jumper from umpire Kumar Dharmasena.
Alastair Cook (46*) and Joe Root (29*) were on the crease as England concluded the Day 3 at 114/2, with a lead of 154 runs against India in the fifth and final Test of the five-match series at The Oval.
England's lower order has been a problem for India throughout this series, and it was once again the case on Saturday as Buttler put on 33 runs with Adil Rashid and then 98 runs with Stuart Broad.
Buttler's 89 helped England recover from 198-7 on day one and score 332 runs in their first innings even as India struggled in bowler-friendly conditions.
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