Recalling all England tours to India

England tour of India 1972/73

Tony Lewis was the last English cricketer to captain his side on Test Debut

Winner: India 2-1

Captain

India: Ajit Wadekar

England: Tony Lewis

The series marked India’s second Test series win on home soil against England. India had their backs to the wall when they lost the first Test match at the Kotla. Nonetheless, that didn’t curb them into submission. India came back with two thumping wins at Calcutta (now Kolkata) and Madras (now Chennai).

Farookh Engineer was the top-run getter of the series. Skipper Ajit Wadekar didn’t disappoint either, scoring 312 runs at 34.66. Indian spinners made hay with Bhagwat Chandrasekhar and Bishen Singh Bedi picking up 35 and 25 wickets respectively.

England had their moments in the field. Cavalier Tony Greig mustered 382 runs at 63.66 with a top score of 148. Right arm fast medium bowler Geoff Arnold eked out 17 wickets in 4 matches.

Results

Sl No	Date	Venue	Stadium	Innings 1	Innings 2	Innings 3	Innings 4	Result
1	December 20-25, 1972	Delhi	Feroz Shah Kotla	India: 173/10	England: 200/10	India: 233/10	England: 208/4	England won by 6 wickets
2	December 30, 1972- January 4, 1973	Calcutta	Eden Gardens	India: 210/10	England: 174/10	India 155/10	England: 163/10	India won by 28 runs
3	January 12-17, 1973	Madras	Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk	England 242/10	India: 316/10	England: 159/10	India: 86/6	India won by 4 wickets
4	January 25-30, 1973	Kanpur	Green Park	India: 357/10	England: 397/10	India: 186/6	-	Draw
5	February 6-11, 1973	Bombay	Brabourne Stadium	India: 448/10	England: 480/10	India: 244/5 dec	England: 67/2	Draw

England tour of India 1976/77

Under Tony Greig,England defeated India in a Test series on Indian soil after 44 years

Winner: England 3-1

Captain

India: Bishen Singh Bedi

England: Tony Greig

It was England’s turn to turn the table as they humbled India by 3-1 in the 5-match series. England managed a Test series win in India after 44 years. India salvaged some pride after winning a solitary Test at Bangalore, but it was all too late to make any sort of impact in the series. Tony Greig’s sharp leadership skills also helped the cause.

Dennis Amiss turned out to be the leading run scorer in the series with 417 runs at 52.12. It was left-arm orthodox bowler Derek Underwood and right-arm fast medium bowler John Lever who hammered down nails in the coffin of India’s chances in the series. They piled up 29 and 26 wickets respectively to push the Indians back.

Sunil Gavaskar was India’s primary batting mainstay as he scored 394 runs with a solitary hundred. Skipper Bishen Singh Bedi fought hard with 25 wickets, but it all turned out to be in vain.

Results

Sl No	Date	Venue	Stadium	Innings 1	Innings 2	Innings 3	Innings 4	Result
1	December 17-22, 1976	Delhi	Feroz Shah Kotla	England: 381/10	India 122/10	India: 234/10	-	England won by an innins and 25 runs
2	January 1-6, 1977	Calcutta	Eden Gardens	India: 155/10	England: 321/10	India: 181/10	England: 16/0	England won by 10 wickets
3	January 14-19, 1977	Madras	Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk	England: 262/10	India: 164/10	England: 185/9 dec	India: 83/10	Engl;and won by 200 runs
4	January 28- February 2, 1977	Bangalore	Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium	India 253/10	England: 195/10	India: 259/9 dec	England: 177/10	India won by 140 runs
5	February 11-16, 1977	Bombay	Wankhede Stadium	India: 338/10	England: 317/10	India: 192/10	England: 152/7	Draw