- History of cricket in India from 1970-71 to 1985
This article describes the history of cricket in India from the 1970-71 season until 1985.
Events
Bombay continued its dominance of Indian domestic cricket with only Karnataka and Delhi able to mount any kind of challenge during this period.
India enjoyed two international highlights. In 1971, they won a Test series in England for the first time ever, surprisingly defeating
Ray Illingworth 's Ashes winners. In 1983, again in England, India were surprise winners of the1983 Cricket World Cup .Domestic cricket
Ranji Trophy winners
* 1970-71 – Bombay
* 1971-72 – Bombay
* 1972-73 – Bombay
* 1973-74 – Karnataka
* 1974-75 – Bombay
* 1975-76 – Bombay
* 1976-77 – Bombay
* 1977-78 – Karnataka
* 1978-79 – Delhi
* 1979-80 – Delhi
* 1980-81 – Bombay
* 1981-82 – Delhi
* 1982-83 – Karnataka
* 1983-84 – Bombay
* 1984-85 – BombayInternational tours of India
England 1972-73
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/33/33001.html 1st Test] at
Feroz Shah Kotla ,Delhi – England won by 6 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/33/33024.html 2nd Test] atEden Gardens ,Calcutta – India won by 28 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/33/33050.html 3rd Test] atMA Chidambaram Stadium ,Chepauk ,Madras – India won by 4 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/33/33069.html 4th Test] atModi Stadium ,Kanpur – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/33/33091.html 5th Test] atBrabourne Stadium ,Bombay – match drawnri Lanka 1972-73
West Indies 1974-75
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/34/34783.html 1st Test] at
M Chinnaswamy Stadium ,Bangalore – West Indies won by 267 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/34/34813.html 2nd Test] atFeroz Shah Kotla ,Delhi – West Indies won by an innings and 17 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/34/34847.html 3rd Test] atEden Gardens ,Calcutta – India won by 85 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/34/34884.html 4th Test] atMA Chidambaram Stadium ,Chepauk ,Madras – India won by 100 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/34/34898.html 5th Test] atWankhede Stadium ,Bombay – West Indies won by 201 runsri Lanka 1975-76
New Zealand 1976-77
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/36/36639.html 1st Test] at
Wankhede Stadium ,Bombay – India won by 162 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/36/36654.html 2nd Test] atModi Stadium ,Kanpur – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/36/36664.html 3rd Test] atMA Chidambaram Stadium ,Chepauk ,Madras – India won by 216 runsEngland 1976-77
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/36/36709.html 1st Test] at
Feroz Shah Kotla ,Delhi – England won by an innings and 25 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/36/36741.html 2nd Test] atEden Gardens ,Calcutta – England won by 10 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/36/36772.html 3rd Test] atMA Chidambaram Stadium ,Chepauk ,Madras – England won by 200 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/36/36798.html 4th Test] atM Chinnaswamy Stadium ,Bangalore – India won by 140 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/36/36842.html 5th Test] atWankhede Stadium ,Bombay – match drawnWest Indies 1978-79
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/38/38683.html 1st Test] at
Wankhede Stadium ,Bombay – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/38/38733.html 2nd Test] atM Chinnaswamy Stadium ,Bangalore – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/38/38771.html 3rd Test] atEden Gardens ,Calcutta – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/38/38807.html 4th Test] atMA Chidambaram Stadium ,Chepauk ,Madras – India won by 3 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/38/38846.html 5th Test] atFeroz Shah Kotla ,Delhi – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/38/38871.html 6th Test] atModi Stadium ,Kanpur – match drawnAustralia 1979-80
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39700.html 1st Test] at
MA Chidambaram Stadium ,Chepauk ,Madras – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39701.html 2nd Test] atM Chinnaswamy Stadium ,Bangalore – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39711.html 3rd Test] atModi Stadium ,Kanpur – India won by 153 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39721.html 4th Test] atFeroz Shah Kotla ,Delhi – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39731.html 5th Test] atEden Gardens ,Calcutta – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39740.html 6th Test] atWankhede Stadium ,Bombay – India won by an innings and 100 runsPakistan 1979-80
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39769.html 1st Test] at
M Chinnaswamy Stadium ,Bangalore – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39802.html 2nd Test] atFeroz Shah Kotla ,Delhi – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39832.html 3rd Test] atWankhede Stadium ,Bombay – India won by 131 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39840.html 4th Test] atModi Stadium ,Kanpur – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39899.html 5th Test] atMA Chidambaram Stadium ,Chepauk ,Madras – India won by 10 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39934.html 6th Test] atEden Gardens ,Calcutta – match drawnEngland 1979-80
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39959.html 1st Test] at
Wankhede Stadium ,Bombay – England won by 10 wicketsEngland 1981-82
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/41/41824.html 1st Test] at
Wankhede Stadium ,Bombay – India won by 138 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/41/41852.html 2nd Test] atM Chinnaswamy Stadium ,Bangalore – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/41/41879.html 3rd Test] atFeroz Shah Kotla ,Delhi – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/41/41902.html 4th Test] atEden Gardens ,Calcutta – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/41/41944.html 5th Test] atMA Chidambaram Stadium ,Chepauk ,Madras – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/41/42004.html 6th Test] atModi Stadium ,Kanpur – match drawnri Lanka 1982-83
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/42/42893.html 1st Test] at
MA Chidambaram Stadium ,Chepauk ,Madras – match drawnPakistan 1983-84
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/44/44061.html 1st Test] at
M Chinnaswamy Stadium ,Bangalore – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/44/44062.html 2nd Test] atGandhi Stadium ,Jalandhar – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/44/44068.html 3rd Test] atVidarbha Cricket Association Ground ,Nagpur – match drawnWest Indies 1983-84
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/44/44121.html 1st Test] at
Modi Stadium ,Kanpur – West Indies won by an innings and 83 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/44/44139.html 2nd Test] atFeroz Shah Kotla ,Delhi – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/44/44158.html 3rd Test] atSardar Patel Stadium ,Motera ,Ahmedabad – West Indies won by 138 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/44/44180.html 4th Test] atWankhede Stadium ,Bombay – match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/44/44228.html 5th Test] atEden Gardens ,Calcutta – West Indies won by an innings and 46 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/44/44272.html 6th Test] atMA Chidambaram Stadium ,Chepauk ,Madras – match drawnEngland 1984-85
"For details of this tour see" :
English cricket team in India in 1984-85 External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/IND.html CricketArchive – Itinerary of Events in India]
Further reading
*
Mihir Bose , "A History of Indian Cricket", Andre-Deutsch, 1990
*Ramachandra Guha , "A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport", Picador, 2001
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