England and India drew the Second Test, meaning India won the Series 1-0.
England were praised by many people, including the Indians, for deciding to return to India to go ahead with the Series after the Mumbai terrorist attacks.
England lost the Series but can leave India with their heads held high.
England captain Kevin Pietersen said he was pleased with the team's spirit.
Next opponents for England are the West Indies.
SECOND TEST, THE RESULT
1st Innings
India: 453
England: 302
2nd Innings
India: 251-7 dec
England: 64-1
Match is a draw.
India win Series 1-0.
Pietersen's side were beaten 5-0 in the one-day series and 1-0 in the Tests
England captain Kevin Pietersen heaped praise on his players for returning to India after the Mumbai attacks to complete the two-Test series.
India won the series 1-0 after the second Test in Mohali ended in a draw but England ended the tour with credit.
"I'm really proud to be captain of a bunch of lads who have jumped on a plane to come here and played with smiles on their faces," said Pietersen.
"They've been great ambassadors and can go and have a good Christmas."
Despite losing both the Test and abandoned one-day series, England will be pleased with their overall performance against Test cricket's in-form team.
Pietersen's men got themselves into a winning position before Sachin Tendulkar almost single-handedly saw India to a six-wicket victory in the first Test, while England looked set to push India all the way in Mohali until the loss of Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff late on day three.
In the end, India batted deep into day five, setting England a victory target of 403 after declaring on 251-7.
The damage was done by Gautam Gambhir (97) and Yuvraj Singh (86), who put on 153 for the fifth wicket.
"We lost 90 overs of this fixture because of the weather but we can take a lot of positives," Pietersen told BBC Radio 5 Live. "This has been a tough and testing couple of weeks of Test cricket.
"We've got ourselves into a position to win fixtures. If you look at the results in the one-dayers, we weren't that far away apart from the first game in Rajkot.
"In the Tests, we should have won the first match and we got ourselves in a good position here. So it's not been that bad.
"We're proud of the lads - the way they've come out here and concentrated on their cricket. They've been really proud to come out here and play cricket again."
The England players now have time to rest and regroup before embarking on a tour to the West Indies in the New Year, the squad to be named on 29 December.
And Pietersen had sympathetic words for batsman Ian Bell, who could be sweating on his place after struggling for form in India.
"When you are not scoring runs you're always worried - as a batsman we play the game to score runs. "The best thing to do in that situation is relax, back your ability and then go out there and play the ball, hit the ball and keep things simple," Pietersen said.
For the third successive day, thick fog hangs over the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali
The mist lifts slower than on previous days but there is still enough visibility for the England players to have a pre-Christmas kick-about
When play eventually begins two-and-a-half hours late at 0600 GMT, Yuvraj Singh (pictured) and Gautam Gambhir make a cautious start
Both batsmen pass their half centuries and then open up with some emphatic strokes to reach 214-4, a lead of 364, at the lunch break
Yuvraj attempts an expansive switch-hit but contrives only to crack the ball against Matt Prior's shoulder
India decide against declaring at the interval but score slowly after the re-start and Yuvraj is run out by Ian Bell for 86
Moments later, India captain Mahendra Dhoni spoons an easy catch to Monty Panesar off the spinner's own bowling
Gambhir scratches around in the 90s before top-edging to Bell off Swann and India declare on 251-7, setting England 403 to win
England lose Alastair Cook for 10 but Andrew Strauss and Bell manage to survive the last session of the day
India's wicketkeeper Dhoni comes on to bowl the last over before the captains call an early halt to proceedings with England 64-1
India's players celebrate after the draw in Mohali sees them clinch the two-Test series 1-0 against the English tourists
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England were praised by many people, including the Indians, for deciding to return to India to go ahead with the Series after the Mumbai terrorist attacks.
England lost the Series but can leave India with their heads held high.
England captain Kevin Pietersen said he was pleased with the team's spirit.
Next opponents for England are the West Indies.
SECOND TEST, THE RESULT
1st Innings
India: 453
England: 302
2nd Innings
India: 251-7 dec
England: 64-1
Match is a draw.
India win Series 1-0.
Pietersen's side were beaten 5-0 in the one-day series and 1-0 in the Tests
England captain Kevin Pietersen heaped praise on his players for returning to India after the Mumbai attacks to complete the two-Test series.
India won the series 1-0 after the second Test in Mohali ended in a draw but England ended the tour with credit.
"I'm really proud to be captain of a bunch of lads who have jumped on a plane to come here and played with smiles on their faces," said Pietersen.
"They've been great ambassadors and can go and have a good Christmas."
Despite losing both the Test and abandoned one-day series, England will be pleased with their overall performance against Test cricket's in-form team.
Pietersen's men got themselves into a winning position before Sachin Tendulkar almost single-handedly saw India to a six-wicket victory in the first Test, while England looked set to push India all the way in Mohali until the loss of Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff late on day three.
In the end, India batted deep into day five, setting England a victory target of 403 after declaring on 251-7.
The damage was done by Gautam Gambhir (97) and Yuvraj Singh (86), who put on 153 for the fifth wicket.
"We lost 90 overs of this fixture because of the weather but we can take a lot of positives," Pietersen told BBC Radio 5 Live. "This has been a tough and testing couple of weeks of Test cricket.
"We've got ourselves into a position to win fixtures. If you look at the results in the one-dayers, we weren't that far away apart from the first game in Rajkot.
"In the Tests, we should have won the first match and we got ourselves in a good position here. So it's not been that bad.
"We're proud of the lads - the way they've come out here and concentrated on their cricket. They've been really proud to come out here and play cricket again."
The England players now have time to rest and regroup before embarking on a tour to the West Indies in the New Year, the squad to be named on 29 December.
And Pietersen had sympathetic words for batsman Ian Bell, who could be sweating on his place after struggling for form in India.
"When you are not scoring runs you're always worried - as a batsman we play the game to score runs. "The best thing to do in that situation is relax, back your ability and then go out there and play the ball, hit the ball and keep things simple," Pietersen said.
For the third successive day, thick fog hangs over the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali
The mist lifts slower than on previous days but there is still enough visibility for the England players to have a pre-Christmas kick-about
When play eventually begins two-and-a-half hours late at 0600 GMT, Yuvraj Singh (pictured) and Gautam Gambhir make a cautious start
Both batsmen pass their half centuries and then open up with some emphatic strokes to reach 214-4, a lead of 364, at the lunch break
Yuvraj attempts an expansive switch-hit but contrives only to crack the ball against Matt Prior's shoulder
India decide against declaring at the interval but score slowly after the re-start and Yuvraj is run out by Ian Bell for 86
Moments later, India captain Mahendra Dhoni spoons an easy catch to Monty Panesar off the spinner's own bowling
Gambhir scratches around in the 90s before top-edging to Bell off Swann and India declare on 251-7, setting England 403 to win
England lose Alastair Cook for 10 but Andrew Strauss and Bell manage to survive the last session of the day
India's wicketkeeper Dhoni comes on to bowl the last over before the captains call an early halt to proceedings with England 64-1
India's players celebrate after the draw in Mohali sees them clinch the two-Test series 1-0 against the English tourists
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