Indian cricket team in England in 1986
| Indian cricket team in England in 1986 | |||||
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| Dates | 24 May – 8 July 1986 | ||||
| Captains | Kapil Dev | David Gower (2 ODIs, 1st Test) Mike Gatting (2nd, 3rd Tests) | |||
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| Result | India won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||||
| Most runs | Dilip Vengsarkar (360) | Mike Gatting (293) | |||
| Most wickets | Chetan Sharma (16) | Derek Pringle (13) | |||
| One Day International series | |||||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||||
| Most runs | Mohammad Azharuddin (90) | David Gower (81) | |||
| Most wickets | Roger Binny (4) | Graham Dilley (2) | |||
The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1986 season and played 11 first-class matches including 3 Tests. They also played in two limited overs internationals.
India won the Test series 2-0 with one match drawn:
- 1st Test (Lord's Cricket Ground) – India won by 5 wickets
- 2nd Test (Headingley) – India won by 279 runs
- 3rd Test (Edgbaston) – match drawn
The Indian team was captained by Kapil Dev and included other notable players such as Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Ravi Shastri and Mohinder Amarnath.
Test Series
First Test
Second Test
Third Test
External sources
Annual reviews
Further reading
- Ramachandra Guha, A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport, Picador, 2001
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