Recalling all England tours to India

England tour of India 1980

Mike Brearley was a class act of his generation

Winner: England 1-0

Captain

India: Gundappa Vishwanath

England: Mike Brearley

A one off Test match staged at the Wankhede stadium between the old rivals, India won the toss and decided to bat. Sunil Gavaskar paved his way to a well-composed 49 runs. From 102/1, India slumped to 197/8. 9^th and 10^th wicket partnerships of 26 and 19 involving Syed Kirmani, lifted them to 242. Ian Botham wreaked havoc with 6 wickets for 58 runs in his 22.5 overs.

Botham terrorised India with the bat too, as he hammered his way to 114 runs off 144 balls, which included 17 boundaries. England was reeling at 58/5. Botham and Bob Taylor’s partnership of 171 runs pulled England back from nowhere. England, as a result, replied with a competitive 296 runs. Karsan Ghavri picked up 5 wickets for 52 runs.

India fell apart in their second innings for a paltry 149 runs. Ian Botham ripped India apart, with bowling figures of 7 for 58. Kapil Dev tried to pull things back with a gritty 45, but England were too good to let India make a comeback. With a target of 96 runs, it was a walk in the park for England as they cantered to a 10 wicket victory.

Results

Sl No	Date	Venue	Stadium	Innings 1	Innings 2	Innings 3	Innings 4	Result
1	February 15-19, 1980	Bombay	Wankhede Stadium	India: 242/10	England: 296/10	India: 149/10	England: 98/0	England won by 10 wickets

England tour of India 1981/82

Keith Fletcher: One of the very few Englishmen who played spin bowling with ease

Tests

Winner: India 1-0

Captain

India: Sunil Gavaskar

England: Keith Fletcher

This was the first series of an England tour of India, where an ODI series was being staged along with the Test series. India won the Test series 1-0. Sunil Gavaskar scored 500 runs in the series while Kapil Dev and Dilip Doshi picked up 22 wickets each. Ian Botham scored 440 runs and scalped 17 wickets, which signified his relevance as an all-rounder.

The inaugural ODI series was taken home by India by 2-1. They lost to England in Ahmedabad after which they came back to win two back-to-back matches. Dilip Vengsarkar was the top run getter with 147 at 73.50 while Derek Underwood with 6 wicket was crowned as the top wicket-taker in the series.

Results

Sl No	Date	Venue	Stadium	Innings 1	Innings 2	Innings 3	Innings 4	Result
1	November 27- December 1, 1981	Bombay	Wankhede Stadium	India: 179/10	England: 166/10	India: 227/10	England: 102/10	India won by 138 runs
2	December 9-14, 1981	Bangalore	Karnataka State Cicket Association Stadium	England: 400/10	India: 428/10	England: 174/3 dec	-	Draw
3	December 23-28, 1981	Delhi	Feroz Shah Kotla	England: 476/9 dec	India: 487/10	England: 68/0 dec	-	Draw
4	January 1-6, 1982	Calcutta	Eden Gardens	England: 248/10	India: 208/10	England: 265/5 dec	India: 170/3	Draw
5	January 13-19, 1982	Madras	Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk	India: 481/4 dec	England: 328/10	India: 160/3 dec	-	Draw
6	January 30-February 4	Kanpur	Green Park	England: 378/9 dec	India: 377/7 dec	-	-	Draw

One Day Internationals

Winner: India: 2-1

Captain

India: Sunil Gavaskar

England: Keith Fletcher

Results

Sl No	Date	Venue	Stadium	Innings 1	Innings 2	Result
1	25th November, 1981	Ahmedabad	Sardar Vallabhbhai Stadium	156/7	160/5	England won by 5 wickets
2	20th December 1981	Jullundhur	Burlton Park	161/7	164/4	India won by 6 wickets
3	27th January, 1982	Cuttack	Barabati Stadium	230/6	231/5	India won by 5 wickets