India in England Test Series | 1971 India in England Test Series

Matches (11)

IPL (2)

RHF Trophy (4)

Pakistan vs New Zealand (1)

WT20 Qualifier (4)

RESULT • 40th Match • IPL • T20 • Delhi

224/4

(20 ov, T:225) 220/8

DC won by 4 runs

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RESULT • 5th Match • RHF Trophy • Leicester

BLZ

126

SES

(23.3/50 ov, T:127) 127/2

SE Stars won by 8 wickets (with 159 balls remaining)

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India in England Test Series 1971

RESULT

3rd Test, The Oval, August 19 - 24, 1971, India tour of England

ENG

355 & 101

IND

(T:173) 284 & 174/6

India won by 4 wickets

RESULT

2nd Test, Manchester, August 05 - 10, 1971, India tour of England

ENG

386 & 245/3d

IND

(T:420) 212 & 65/3

Match drawn

RESULT

1st Test, Lord's, July 22 - 27, 1971, India tour of England

ENG

304 & 191

IND

(T:183) 313 & 145/8

Match drawn

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Stats & Records

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Winner

Indiawon the 3-match Test series 1-0

The joy of '71

What was it like to be at The Oval the day India won their first series in England? For a 13-year-old English fan, it was bliss to be alive

'We did not drop a single catch in 1971'

Former India captain Ajit Wadekar recalls the dream tours of West Indies and England, coaching India, and talks about what it takes to be a good catcher

'I was in a daze. England all out 101 and I had figures of 6 for 38'

Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, Ajit Wadekar, Farokh Engineer and Ray Illingworth remember India's first Test win in England - at The Oval in 1971

A divine visitation

Ajit Wadekar on the lucky mascot that helped India to their first Test win in England

India in England Test Series 1971 Top Wicket Takers

Srinivas Venkataraghavan

IND, Ob

Innings: 6Average: 26.92

Bhagwath Chandrasekhar

IND, Lb

Innings: 6Average: 29.15

Bishan Bedi

IND, Sla

Innings: 6Average: 29.54

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India in England Test Series 1971 Top Run Scorers

Brian Luckhurst

ENG, Rhb

244

Innings: 6Average: 40.66

Alan Knott

ENG, Rhb

223

Innings: 5Average: 44.60

Ajit Wadekar

IND, Lhb

204

Innings: 6Average: 34.00

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