Abhi_nfan Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 India v England, 1st Test, Mumbai, 1984: The 1984-85 series in India started amid a tense political atmosphere after India's prime minister Indira Gandhi and a British diplomat Percy Norris had been assassinated within a month of each other. The players observed two minutes' silence before the first Test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abhi_nfan Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 India v England, 4th Test, Chennai, 1984:England won the series 2-1, thanks largely to the efforts of Mike Gatting, who scored 575 runs over the five Tests, including his maiden Test hundred in Mumbai, and a double-century in Chennai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abhi_nfan Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 England in India, 1984-85: The series also saw the emergence of Mohammad Azharuddin, who scored centuries in each of his first three Tests, at Kolkata, Chennai and Kanpur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abhi_nfan Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 England v India, 1st Test, Lord's, 1986: David Gower, who had led England to two 0-5 series losses to West Indies, was sacked as captain after the first Test against India at Lord's. Gower was upset as apparently other team members knew of his imminent dismissal before he did, but did not abandon his laid-back style and handed over a t-shirt he had made for himself as a joke to the new captain Mike Gatting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abhi_nfan Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 England v India, 1st Test, Lord's, 1990: India's 1990 tour of England began with a 37-year-old Graham Gooch scoring a triple-century Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abhi_nfan Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 England v India, 2nd Test, Old Trafford, 1990:In the second Test, a certain Sachin Tendulkar scored his maiden Test hundred, saving the match for India. He had come in at 109 for 4 and batted 224 minutes to ensure a draw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abhi_nfan Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 India v England, 2nd Test, Chennai, 1993: India whitewashed England for the first time. The spin trio of Rajesh Chauhan, Venkatapathy Raju and Anil Kumble took 34 wickets between them over the first two Tests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abhi_nfan Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 India v England, 3rd Test, Mumbai, 1993: In the third Test, Vinod Kambli scored a double-century as India won by an innings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abhi_nfan Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 England v India, 1st Test, Edbaston, 1996: The 1996 series was India's first in England for six years. They started off with a loss, with Nasser Hussain's first Test hundred helping England win by eight wickets at Edgbaston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abhi_nfan Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 England v India, 2nd Test, Lord's, 1996: The second Test began on an emotional note with the players giving the retiring Dickie Bird a guard of honour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abhi_nfan Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 England v India, 2nd Test, Lord's, 1996: India drew the second and third Tests, and discovered two fine young players in the process: Sourav Ganguly scored centuries in his first two Test matches, while Rahul Dravid narrowly missed out on a debut ton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abhi_nfan Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 England v India, 1st Test, Lord's, 2002: By 2002, India's tours of England had begun to follow a formula. India would start slowly, lose the first Test and then find it hard to claw back into the series. They lost the opener in 2002 again, with Matthew Hoggard bowling England to victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abhi_nfan Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 England v India, 3rd Test, Headingley, 2002:This time, though, India came back in spectacular fashion. Rahul Dravid's opening-day century in testing conditions at Headingley is still considered one of his best innings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abhi_nfan Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 England v India, 3rd Test, Headingley, 2002:The win was India's first in England since 1986 and ensured a drawn series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abhi_nfan Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 India v England, 3rd Test, Mumbai, 2006: England came to India in 2006 having not won a Test in the country since 1985. After losing in Mohali, it looked like it would be another series defeat on Indian soil. But in the third Test, offspinner Shaun Udal was drafted in and stunned India on the last day, taking 4 for 14 including the huge wicket of Sachin Tendulkar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abhi_nfan Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 England v India, 2nd Test, Trent Bridge, 2007:The 2007 series was an ill-tempered one, with the biggest controversy being the England players throwing jelly beans on the pitch to distract Zaheer Khan when he was batting. Zaheer responded with fire and took nine wickets at Trent Bridge, to consign England to a 1-0 series loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abhi_nfan Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 India v England, 1st Test, Chennai, 2008:England sniffed revenge a year later when they were 386 runs ahead of India on the fourth day in Chennai. Kevin Pietersen delcared, looking to push for a win, but he had not factored in Virender Sehwag. In 23 overs of belligerence, Sehwag scored 83 off 68 balls and set up an unlikely win that Sachin Tendulkar completed on the fifth day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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