The five-match Test series between India and England is going to start on Wednesday.Since 1932, the Indian team has played 17 test matches in England. England have won 13 Tests, while India has won three series and the Test series played in 2002 was a 1-1 draw.
India has won only 6 wins from 57 Tests on England, and lost to the 30th.When 21 Test matches are drawn. Thus India has won the Test series 3 times in 86 years in England.
1971: INDIA WON THE SERIES
The first Test of the series played at Lord's in 1971 and the second Test played at Manchester resulted in the draw.India won a thrilling victory in the third Test of the series at the Oval and won the series 1-0 with them.
This was India's first Test and series victory in England.. Ajit Vadekar scored the highest 204 runs for India in the Test series, while Venkataraghavan was the highest wicket taker of 13 wickets.
Indian Captain: Ajit Wadekar, England captain: Ray Ealingworth
Total Test: 3, 2 draw
Score board: -
First innings: England all-out in 355 runs/ India all-out in 284 runs
Second innings: England all-out in 101 runs/ India 174/6 runs.
Result: - India won by 4 wickets.
1986 : INDIA WON THE SERIES
*India won 2-0 in the three-Test series in 1986. Dilip Vengsarkar scored 360 runs in this Test series, while Chetan Sharma took 16 wickets in the bowling.
Indian Captain : Kapil Dev, England captain: David Gower
Total Test: 3, Result: India won 2-0
First test score board :-
First innings: England all out in 294 runs/ India all-out in 341 runs.
Second innings: England all out in 180 runs/ India 136/5 runs.
Result: India won by 5 wickets.
Second Test score board: -
First innings: India allout in 272 runs/ England all-outin 102 runs
Second innings: India all-out in 237 runs/ England all-out in 128 runs.
Result: India won by 279 runs.