Indian cricket team in England in 1971
- Indian cricket team in England in 1971
The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1971 season and played 19 first-class fixtures, winning 7, losing only one and drawing 11.
India played three Test matches and surprisingly won the series against England 1-0 with two Tests drawn. This was India's first ever series win in England. The First Test at Lord's and the Second Test at Old Trafford were drawn. India pulled off a historic win in the Third Test at The Oval by 4 wickets after being 71 behind on first innings. They bowled England out for only 101 in the second innings with Bhagwat Chandrasekhar claiming 6-38.
The Indian team was captained by Ajit Wadekar. Besides Wadekar and Chandrasekhar, the team included other notable players in Dilip Sardesai, Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, Gundappa Viswanath, Bishan Singh Bedi, Farokh Engineer and the master batsman Sunil Gavaskar.
eries summary
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/31/31860.html 1st Test] at Lord's – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/31/31912.html 2nd Test] at Old Trafford – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/31/31968.html 3rd Test] at The Oval – India won by 4 wickets
External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Tours_1971.html CricketArchive – tour itineraries]
Annual reviews
* Playfair Cricket Annual 1972
* Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1972
Further reading
* Ramachandra Guha, "A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport", Picador, 2001
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