Indian cricket team in England in 1979
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The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1979 season and played 16 first-class fixtures, winning only one, losing 3 and drawing 12.
India played four Test matches and lost the series to England 1-0 with three Tests drawn. England won the First Test at Edgbaston by an innings and 83 runs. The Second Test at Lord's, the Third Test at Headingley and the Fourth Test at The Oval were all drawn.
The Indian team was captained by Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan and included notable players such as Sunil Gavaskar, Gundappa Viswanath, Dilip Vengsarkar, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar and Kapil Dev.
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[edit] Test series summary
- 1st Test at Edgbaston – England won by an innings and 83 runs
- 2nd Test at Lord's – match drawn
- 3rd Test at Headingley – match drawn
- 4th Test at The Oval – match drawn
[edit] External sources
CricketArchive – tour itineraries
[edit] Annual reviews
[edit] Further reading
- Ramachandra Guha, A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport, Picador, 2001
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