Indian cricket team in England in 2018

Indian cricket team in England in 2018
 
  England India
Dates 3 July – 11 September 2018
Captains Joe Root (Tests)
Eoin Morgan (ODIs & T20Is)		 Virat Kohli
Test series
Result England won the 5-match series 4–1
Most runs Jos Buttler (349) Virat Kohli (593)
Most wickets James Anderson (24) Ishant Sharma (18)
Player of the series Sam Curran (Eng)
Virat Kohli (Ind)
One Day International series
Results England won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Joe Root (216) Virat Kohli (191)
Most wickets Adil Rashid (6) Kuldeep Yadav (9)
Player of the series Joe Root (Eng)
Twenty20 International series
Results India won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Jos Buttler (117) Rohit Sharma (137)
Most wickets David Willey (3) Hardik Pandya (6)
Player of the series Rohit Sharma (Ind)

The India cricket team toured England between July and September 2018 to play five Tests, three One Day International (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20Is) matches.[1][2][3] India also played a three-day match against Essex in July at Chelmsford.[4]

India won the T20I series 2–1.[5] In the second T20I, MS Dhoni played in his 500th international cricket match.[6] He became the ninth player overall, and the third Indian, to reach this milestone.[7]

England won the ODI series 2–1,[8] making it their eighth consecutive bilateral ODI series win.[9] It also ended India's run of nine previous bilateral series wins, and was the first such loss under the captaincy of Virat Kohli.[9] In the second ODI match, Dhoni became the twelfth batsman to score 10,000 runs in ODIs.[10]

The first Test of the tour, which started on 1 August at Edgbaston, was the 1,000th to be played by the England team,[11][12] making them the first team to reach this milestone.[13] Ahead of the fifth Test, England's Alastair Cook announced that he would retire from international cricket following the conclusion of the series.[14][15] In the second innings of the fifth Test, Cook scored a century, becoming only the fifth batsman to score a century in his first and last Test matches.[16] In the process, he moved up to fifth on the list of all-time leading run-scorers in Test cricket, moving ahead of Kumar Sangakkara.[17] In the same match, James Anderson took his 564th wicket, the most wickets in Tests by a fast bowler, going past Glenn McGrath.[18] England went on to win the Test series 4–1.[19]

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  8. ^ The Times of India. "India vs England, 3rd ODI: England beat India by eight wickets to clinch series 2-1 - Times of India". Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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  10. ^ "MS Dhoni becomes second wicketkeeper to score 10,000 ODI runs". Times of India. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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  12. ^ "ICC congratulates England on their 1000th men's Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  13. ^ "England celebrate 1,000th Test match but draining schedule and stuttering buildup has caused concern". Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Alastair Cook announces England retirement after India series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Alastair Cook: England great to retire from international cricket after fifth Test". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  16. ^ "Centuries in debut & farewell Tests: Alastair Cook fifth batsman to achieve rare feat". Time of India. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  17. ^ "England v India: Alastair Cook hits century in final Test innings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  18. ^ "England v India: James Anderson breaks Glenn McGrath's record in hosts' win". BBC Sport. 11 September 2018. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  19. ^ "England move up to fourth position after 4-1 series win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 September 2018.