History of cricket in India from 1970–71 to 1985

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This article describes the history of cricket in India from the 1970–71 season until 1985.

Events

Bombay continued its dominance of Indian domestic cricket with only Karnataka and Delhi able to mount any kind of challenge during this period.

India enjoyed two international highlights. In 1971, under Ajit Wadekar's captaincy they won a Test series in England for the first time ever, surprisingly defeating Ray Illingworth's Ashes winners and won series in West Indies.{{Cite web |title=Reforming two things in India is impossible: cricket and politics, writes Anil Singh |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/reforming-two-things-in-india-is-impossible-cricket-and-politics-writes-anil-singh |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}} In 1983, again in England, India were surprise winners of the 1983 Cricket World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/team-india-on-the-brink-of-odi-record-at-vizag-remain-torchbearers-of-50-over-format/story-B1DIaBOhWX4DP2chPHzk6M.html|title=Team India on the brink of ODI record at Vizag, remain torchbearers of 50-over format|date=23 October 2018 }}

Domestic cricket

=Ranji Trophy winners=

1970–71 – Bombay
1971–72 – Bombay
1972–73 – Bombay
1973–74 – Karnataka
1974–75 – Bombay
1975–76 – Bombay
1976–77 – Bombay
1977–78 – Karnataka
1978–79 – Delhi
1979–80 – Delhi
1980–81 – Bombay
1981–82 – Delhi
1982–83 – Karnataka
1983–84 – Bombay
1984–85 – Bombay

International tours of India

=England 1972–73=

[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/33/33001.html 1st Test] at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – England won by 6 wickets
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/33/33024.html 2nd Test] at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – India won by 28 runs
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/33/33050.html 3rd Test] at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – India won by 4 wickets
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/33/33069.html 4th Test] at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/33/33091.html 5th Test] at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn

=Sri Lanka 1972–73=

=West Indies 1974–75=

[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/34/34783.html 1st Test] at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – West Indies won by 267 runs
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/34/34813.html 2nd Test] at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – West Indies won by an innings and 17 runs
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/34/34847.html 3rd Test] at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – India won by 85 runs
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/34/34884.html 4th Test] at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – India won by 100 runs
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/34/34898.html 5th Test] at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – West Indies won by 201 runs

=Sri Lanka 1975–76=

=New Zealand 1976–77=

[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/36/36639.html 1st Test] at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – India won by 162 runs
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/36/36654.html 2nd Test] at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/36/36664.html 3rd Test] at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – India won by 216 runs

=England 1976–77=

[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/36/36709.html 1st Test] at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – England won by an innings and 25 runs
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/36/36741.html 2nd Test] at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – England won by 10 wickets
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/36/36772.html 3rd Test] at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – England won by 200 runs
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/36/36798.html 4th Test] at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – India won by 140 runs
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/36/36842.html 5th Test] at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – match drawn

=West Indies 1978–79=

[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/38/38683.html 1st Test] at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/38/38733.html 2nd Test] at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/38/38771.html 3rd Test] at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/38/38807.html 4th Test] at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – India won by 3 wickets
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/38/38846.html 5th Test] at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/38/38871.html 6th Test] at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn

=Australia 1979–80=

[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39700.html 1st Test] at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39701.html 2nd Test] at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39711.html 3rd Test] at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – India won by 153 runs
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39721.html 4th Test] at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39731.html 5th Test] at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39740.html 6th Test] at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – India won by an innings and 100 runs

=Pakistan 1979–80=

[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39769.html 1st Test] at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39802.html 2nd Test] at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39832.html 3rd Test] at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – India won by 131 runs
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39840.html 4th Test] at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39899.html 5th Test] at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – India won by 10 wickets
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39934.html 6th Test] at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn

=England 1979–80=

[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/39/39959.html 1st Test] at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – England won by 10 wickets

=England 1981–82=

[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/41/41824.html 1st Test] at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – India won by 138 runs
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/41/41852.html 2nd Test] at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/41/41879.html 3rd Test] at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/41/41902.html 4th Test] at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/41/41944.html 5th Test] at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/41/42004.html 6th Test] at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn

=Sri Lanka 1982–83=

[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/42/42893.html 1st Test] at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – match drawn

=Pakistan 1983–84=

[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/44/44061.html 1st Test] at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/44/44062.html 2nd Test] at Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/44/44068.html 3rd Test] at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – match drawn

=West Indies 1983–84=

[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/44/44121.html 1st Test] at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – West Indies won by an innings and 83 runs
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/44/44139.html 2nd Test] at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/44/44158.html 3rd Test] at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad – West Indies won by 138 runs
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/44/44180.html 4th Test] at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/44/44228.html 5th Test] at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – West Indies won by an innings and 46 runs
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/44/44272.html 6th Test] at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – match drawn

=England 1984–85=

For details of this tour see : English cricket team in India in 1984-85

References

External sources

[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/IND.html CricketArchive – Itinerary of Events in India]