| Indian cricket team in England in 1971 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| India | England | ||
| Dates | 23 June – 7 September 1971 | ||
| Captains | Ajit Wadekar | Ray Illingworth | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | India won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Ajit Wadekar (204) | Brian Luckhurst (244) | |
| Most wickets | S Venkataraghavan (13) | Norman Gifford (8) | |
The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1971 season and played 19 first-class fixtures, winning 7, losing only one and drawing 11.
India played three Test matches and surprisingly won the series against England 1–0 with two Tests drawn. This was India's first ever series win in England. The First Test at Lord's and the Second Test at Old Trafford were drawn. India pulled off a historic win in the Third Test at The Oval by 4 wickets after being 71 behind on first innings. They bowled England out for only 101 in the second innings with Bhagwat Chandrasekhar claiming 6–38.[1]
The Indian team was captained by Ajit Wadekar. Besides Wadekar and Chandrasekhar, the team included other notable players in Dilip Sardesai, Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, Gundappa Viswanath, Bishan Singh Bedi and the young Sunil Gavaskar. Farokh Engineer, who had a contract with Lancashire, was made available for the Tests and a few other matches.
- ^ "Revisiting India's 1971 Test series win in England". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 8 September 2021.