India tour of New Zealand, 1975/76 /

Fourth Test Match

West Indies v India

1977: Toss: West Indies

Third Test Match

West Indies v India

1977: India scored over 400 to win this Test, a feat accomplished only once before -- by Australia against England, at Headingley, in 1948

First Test Match

West Indies v India

1977: At Bridgetown (Barbados), March 10, 11, 13

West Indies 2 India 1

India in the West Indies, 1976

1977: As at the end of the tour, the Indian team trudged along the tarmac towards their home-bound aeroplane at Kingston's Norman Manley Airport, they resembled Napoleon's troops on the retreat from Moscow

Third Test Match

New Zealand v India

1977: In achieving their ninth Test victory and the first by an innings, New Zealand exposed all the weaknesses of India's batting against pace.

Second Test Match

New Zealand v India

1977: At Christchurch, February 5, 6, 8, 9, 10

First Test Match

New Zealand v India

1977: When the Test pitch at Eden Park was uncovered after a period of unseasonable rain, the New Zealand selectors sent for the former Hampshire left-arm bowler, O'Sullivan, although he had not been in the original selection

Tests: New Zealand 1 India 1, ODIs: New Zealand 0 India 2

India in New Zealand, 1975-76

1977: Notwithstanding a traditional strength in spin bowling, the second Indian team to tour New Zealand was far from convincing, and the tourists were somewhat fortunate to come out of the series level, at one-all.

Second Test Match

West Indies v India

1977: But for innumerable missed chances, most of them on the last day, India would have won comfortably, even though all the first day's play was lost to rain.

Second One-Day International (35-over match)

NEW ZEALAND v INDIA 1975-76

1977: At Auckland, February 22

First One-Day International (35-over match)

NEW ZEALAND v INDIA 1975-76

1977: At Christchurch, February 21