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{{short description|International cricket tour}}
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{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name                  = English cricket team in India in 2016–17
| team1_image                  = Flag of India.svg
| team1_name                   = India
| team2_image                  = Flag of England.svg
| team2_name                   = England
| from_date                    = 9 November 2016
| to_date                      = 1 February 2017
| team1_captain                = [[Virat Kohli]] 
| team2_captain                = [[Alastair Cook]] <small>(Tests)</small><br>[[Eoin Morgan]] <small>(ODIs & T20Is)</small>
| no_of_tests                  = 5
| team1_tests_won              = 4
| team2_tests_won              = 0
| team1_tests_most_runs        = [[Virat Kohli]] (655)
| team2_tests_most_runs        = [[Joe Root]] (491)
| team1_tests_most_wickets     = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] (28)
| team2_tests_most_wickets     = [[Adil Rashid]] (23)
| player_of_test_series        = [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind)
| no_of_ODIs                   = 3
| team1_ODIs_won               = 2
| team2_ODIs_won               = 1
| team1_ODIs_most_runs         = [[Kedar Jadhav]] (232)
| team2_ODIs_most_runs         = [[Jason Roy]] (220)
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets      = [[Hardik Pandya]] (5)<br>[[Jasprit Bumrah]] (5)
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets      = [[Chris Woakes]] (6)
| player_of_ODI_series         = [[Kedar Jadhav]] (Ind)
| no_of_twenty20s              = 3
| team1_twenty20s_won          = 2
| team2_twenty20s_won          = 1
| team1_twenty20s_most_runs    = [[Suresh Raina]] (104)
| team2_twenty20s_most_runs    = [[Joe Root]] (126)
| team1_twenty20s_most_wickets = [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] (8)
| team2_twenty20s_most_wickets = [[Chris Jordan (cricketer)|Chris Jordan]] (5)
| player_of_twenty20_series    = [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] (Ind)
}}
The [[England cricket team|English cricket team]] toured India between November 2016 and January 2017 playing five [[Test cricket|Tests]], three [[One Day International]]s (ODIs) and three [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) matches.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/10/england-2016-bangladesh-broadcast-live-television |title=England's 2016 tour to Bangladesh will be broadcast live by Sky Sports |access-date=1 January 2016 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name="Sky">{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/20876/9984766/sky-sports-secures-the-rights-to-englands-2016-tour-of-bangladesh |title=Sky Sports secures the rights to England's 2016 tour of Bangladesh |access-date=1 January 2016 |work=Sky Sports}}</ref><ref name="new">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/1024303.html |title=BCCI names six new Test venues |access-date=9 June 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> The [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) confirmed the dates of the tour in July 2016.<ref name="BCCI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/1034789.html |title=India-England Tests begin on November 9 |access-date=15 July 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> India last hosted a five-Test series in 1986–87 [[Pakistani cricket team in India in 1986–87|against Pakistan]].<ref name="new"/>

India agreed to use [[Umpire Decision Review System|DRS]] for these series against England on trial basis to evaluate the improvements made in the system.<ref name="BBCDRS">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/37726593 |title=India v England: Hosts agree to use decision review system in Test series |access-date=21 October 2016 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> This was the first time since 2008 that there was a bilateral series involving [[India national cricket team|India]] with all the components of the review system in place, including "Ultra Edge".<ref name="TOI">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/DRS-BCCI-warms-up-to-MIT-approved-technology/articleshow/54950391.cms |title=DRS: BCCI warms up to MIT-approved technology |work=Times of India| access-date=10 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="DRS">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/1062592.html |title=India to 'trial' DRS for England Tests |access-date=21 October 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> However, [[Hot Spot (cricket)|Hot Spot]] was not amongst the tools available to be used.<ref name="HotSpot">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1063742.html |title=No HotSpot for India-England Tests |access-date=28 October 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> DRS was used in the ODI series between the two teams.<ref name="DRS-ODI">{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ms-dhoni-would-be-priceless-while-calling-for-reviews-says-virat-kohli-4473696/ |title=MS Dhoni would be 'priceless' while calling for reviews, says Virat Kohli |access-date=15 January 2017 |work=Indian Express}}</ref>

The Test series was played for [[Anthony De Mello Trophy]], with India winning the 5-match series 4–0.<ref name="De Mello">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1073486.html |title=Jadeja seven-for seals 4–0 series win |access-date=20 December 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> During the fifth Test of the series, India made their highest total ever in Test cricket, scoring 759 runs for 7 wickets before [[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|declaring]] their innings.<ref name="IndiaHighest">{{cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/match-reports/97204/nair-triple-leaves-england-fighting-for-survival |title=Nair triple leaves England fighting for survival |access-date=19 December 2016 |work=International Cricket Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221005229/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2016/match-reports/97204/nair-triple-leaves-england-fighting-for-survival |archive-date=21 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> India's victory in the fifth Test broke their record for consecutive Tests without defeat, taking their total to eighteen unbeaten matches.<ref name="India18">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1073524.html |title=England's 477: the highest total to end in an innings defeat |access-date=20 December 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> They also finished the year with nine Test victories, the most ever for India.<ref name="India18"/>

Prior to the naming of the squads for the ODI and T20I matches, [[MS Dhoni]] announced that he was standing down as India's limited-overs captain.<ref name="Dhoni-capt">{{cite news| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38510978| title= MS Dhoni resigns as India one-day captain ahead of England series| work=[[BBC Sport]]| date=4 January 2017| access-date=4 January 2017}}</ref> [[Virat Kohli]] was appointed as captain for the ODI and T20I fixtures.<ref name="IndLOI">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1075923.html |title=Kohli takes over ODI and T20I captaincy |work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> Dhoni played in what was planned to be his final match as captain of an Indian team in the first 50-over tour match against England XI on 10 January 2017.<ref name="Dhoni-last">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38567117 |title=India A v England: Tourists start confidently with warm-up victory |work=BBC Sport |access-date=10 January 2017}}</ref> However, he would return to the captaincy in September 2018, during the [[2018 Asia Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/asia-cup-2018-ms-dhoni-creates-history-leads-india-for-200th-time/story-rWefNdxoLUZx4OukUqlnaK.html |title=Asia Cup 2018: MS Dhoni creates history, leads India for 200th time |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=25 September 2018}}</ref>

The ODI series was a high scoring series with an aggregate of 2,090 runs being scored, which was the highest number of runs in a series of three or fewer matches.<ref name="3rdODI">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1079017.html |title=A series with 2090 runs and six 300-plus totals |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=21 January 2017}}</ref> All the innings in the series recorded a score of more than 300. India won the ODI series 2–1<ref name="ODI-result">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1078928.html |title=Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes help England defend 321 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=25 January 2017}}</ref> and the T20I series by the same margin.<ref name="T20I-result">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1080521.html |title=Chahal takes 6, England lose 8 for 8 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref> It was the first time that India had won a T20I bilateral series against England.<ref name="T20I-stats">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1080564.html |title=Record bowling figures for India, and a near-record collapse from England |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref>

==Squads==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
|-
!colspan=2|Tests
!colspan=2|ODIs
!colspan=2|T20Is
|-
! style="width:16%" | {{cr|IND}}<ref name="IndTest">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1064385.html|title=Rohit, Rahul and Dhawan missing first two England Tests|work=ESPN Cricinfo|access-date=2 November 2016}}</ref>
! style="width:16%" | {{cr|ENG}}<ref name="EngTest">{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/128063|title=England unchanged for India Tests|work=England & Wales Cricket Board|access-date=25 October 2016}}</ref>
! style="width:16%" | {{cr|IND}}<ref name="IndLOI"/>
! style="width:17%" | {{cr|ENG}}<ref name="EngLOI">{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/153448|title=England squad named for India ODI tour|work=England & Wales Cricket Board|access-date=5 December 2016}}</ref>
! style="width:16%" | {{cr|IND}}<ref name="IndLOI"/>
! style="width:16%" | {{cr|ENG}}<ref name="EngLOI" />
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Virat Kohli]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Ajinkya Rahane]] ([[captain (cricket)|vc]])
* [[Ravichandran Ashwin]]
* [[Gautam Gambhir]]
* [[Ravindra Jadeja]]
* [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]]
* [[Amit Mishra]]
* [[Karun Nair]]
* [[Manish Pandey]]
* <s>[[Hardik Pandya]]</s>
* [[Parthiv Patel]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Cheteshwar Pujara]]
* [[K. L. Rahul]]
* [[Wriddhiman Saha]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Mohammed Shami]]
* [[Ishant Sharma]]
* [[Shardul Thakur]]
* [[Murali Vijay]]
* [[Jayant Yadav]]
* [[Umesh Yadav]]
|
* [[Alastair Cook]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Joe Root]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Moeen Ali]]
* [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]]
* [[Zafar Ansari]]
* [[Jonny Bairstow]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Jake Ball (cricketer)|Jake Ball]]
* [[Gary Ballance]]
* [[Gareth Batty]]
* [[Stuart Broad]]
* [[Jos Buttler]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Liam Dawson]]
* [[Ben Duckett]]
* [[Steven Finn (cricketer)|Steven Finn]]
* [[Haseeb Hameed]]
* [[Keaton Jennings]]
* [[Adil Rashid]]
* [[Ben Stokes]]
* [[Chris Woakes]]
|
* [[Virat Kohli]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Ravichandran Ashwin]]
* [[Jasprit Bumrah]]
* [[Shikhar Dhawan]]
* [[MS Dhoni]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Ravindra Jadeja]]
* [[Kedar Jadhav]]
* [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]]
* [[Amit Mishra]]
* [[Manish Pandey]]
* [[Hardik Pandya]]
* [[Ajinkya Rahane]]
* [[K. L. Rahul]]
* [[Yuvraj Singh]]
* [[Umesh Yadav]]
|
* [[Eoin Morgan]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Jos Buttler]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]], [[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Moeen Ali]]
* [[Jonny Bairstow]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Jake Ball (cricketer)|Jake Ball]]
* [[Sam Billings]]
* [[Liam Dawson]]
* [[Alex Hales]]
* [[Liam Plunkett]]
* [[Adil Rashid]]
* [[Joe Root]]
* [[Jason Roy]]
* [[Ben Stokes]]
* [[David Willey (cricketer)|David Willey]]
* [[Chris Woakes]]
|
* [[Virat Kohli]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* <s>[[Ravichandran Ashwin]]</s>
* [[Jasprit Bumrah]]
* [[Yuzvendra Chahal]]
* [[MS Dhoni]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* <s>[[Ravindra Jadeja]]</s>
* [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]]
* [[Amit Mishra]]
* [[Ashish Nehra]]
* [[Manish Pandey]]
* [[Hardik Pandya]]
* [[Rishabh Pant]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[K. L. Rahul]]
* [[Suresh Raina]]
* [[Parvez Rasool]]
* [[Mandeep Singh]]
* [[Yuvraj Singh]]
|
* [[Eoin Morgan]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Moeen Ali]]
* [[Jonny Bairstow]]
* [[Jake Ball (cricketer)|Jake Ball]]
* [[Sam Billings]]
* [[Jos Buttler]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Liam Dawson]]
* <s>[[Alex Hales]]</s>
* [[Chris Jordan (cricketer)|Chris Jordan]]
* [[Tymal Mills]]
* [[Liam Plunkett]]
* [[Adil Rashid]]
* [[Joe Root]]
* [[Jason Roy]]
* [[Ben Stokes]]
* [[David Willey (cricketer)|David Willey]]
|}

[[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] was added to England's squad after recovering from injury.<ref name="JA">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1064851.html |title=Anderson set to join up with England squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=5 November 2016}}</ref> [[K. L. Rahul]] was added to India's squad for the second Test.<ref name="KLRahul">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1066374.html |title=KL Rahul back for Visakhapatnam Test |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=15 November 2016}}</ref> [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] was added to India's squad for the last three Tests, while [[Gautam Gambhir]] was dropped.<ref name="Bhuvneshwar">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1067882.html |title=India bring back Bhuvneshwar for last three Tests against England |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 November 2016}}</ref> Due to thigh strain [[Wriddhiman Saha]] missed the third Test. [[Parthiv Patel]] was called up as his replacement.<ref name="Wriddhiman">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1067966.html |title=Parthiv Patel back in India Test team |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=23 November 2016}}</ref> [[K. L. Rahul]] and [[Hardik Pandya]] got injured while training in the nets at the PCA Stadium. Pandya was released from the squad, however, Rahul was expected to be fit for the fourth Test.<ref name="RP">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1069176.html |title=Injured Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul released from India squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=28 November 2016}}</ref> England's [[Haseeb Hameed]] injured his hand in the third Test and went home to undergo surgery on it.<ref name="HameedInjury">{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1069672.html |title=Hameed heads home for hand surgery |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=29 November 2016}}</ref> [[Keaton Jennings]] was named as Hameed's replacement and [[Liam Dawson]] replaced [[Zafar Ansari]], who injured his back.<ref name="ECB">{{Cite news |url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/149301 |title=Jennings and Dawson to join squad |work=England and Wales Cricket Board |access-date=30 November 2016}}</ref> [[Ishant Sharma]] was released from the squad for the fourth Test for his wedding and rejoined the squad for the last Test. Saha also missed the last two Tests as he has not recovered fully from injury.<ref name="Sharma">{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1070516.html |title=Parthiv set to play Mumbai Test|work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=6 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Saha5th">{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1072050.html |title=Shami, Saha ruled out of Chennai Test |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=11 December 2016}}</ref> [[Ajinkya Rahane]] missed the final two Tests of the series due to a finger injury. He was replaced by [[Manish Pandey]].<ref name="Rahane">{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1071282.html |title=Rahane to miss last two Tests with finger injury |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=7 December 2016}}</ref> [[Shardul Thakur]] was added to India's squad as cover for [[Mohammed Shami]] who had a sore knee.<ref name="Rahane"/> [[Alex Hales]] was ruled out of the remaining limited-overs fixtures after he fractured his hand during the second ODI.<ref name="Hales-out">{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1078643.html |title=Hales out of tour with fractured hand |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> [[Jonny Bairstow]] was named as Hales' replacement for the T20I fixtures.<ref name="Hales-Bairstow">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38703446 |title=Jonny Bairstow replaces Alex Hales for T20 series in India |work=BBC Sport |access-date=21 January 2017}}</ref> Ahead of the T20I series, India rested [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] and [[Ravindra Jadeja]], replacing them with [[Amit Mishra]] and [[Parvez Rasool]].<ref name="Ind-T20I">{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1079111.html |title=Mishra, Rasool added to India's T20 squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=23 January 2017}}</ref>

==Test series==
===1st Test===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 9–13 November 2016
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 537 (159.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ben Stokes]] 128 (235)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 3/86 (30 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 488 (162 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Murali Vijay]] 126 (301)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Adil Rashid]] 4/114 (31 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 260/3[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (75.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Alastair Cook]] 130 (243)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Amit Mishra]] 2/60 (13 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 172/6 (52.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Virat Kohli]] 49[[not out|*]] (98)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Adil Rashid]] 3/64 (14.3 overs)

| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1034809.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Rajkot]]
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ)
| motm = [[Moeen Ali]] (Eng)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = This was the first Test match at this venue.<ref name="Rajkot">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1065204.html |title=Trial by spin begins as India renew rivalry with England |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=21 November 2016}}</ref>
* [[Haseeb Hameed]] (Eng) made his Test debut and became England's youngest player to [[Batting order (cricket)#Opening batsman|open the batting]] on debut.<ref name="HameedDebut">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1065209.html |title=Haseeb Hameed to debut for England as opener |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref>
* [[Stuart Broad]] (Eng) played his [[List of cricketers who have played 100 Tests|100th Test]].<ref name="Broad100">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1065204.html |title=Trial by spin begins as India renew rivalry with England |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref>
* [[Alastair Cook]] set a new record for [[List of England Test cricket records#Most Tests as Captain|most Tests as captain]] for England (55).<ref name="Cook55">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/37900148 |title=Alastair Cook: England captain could step down after India Test series |work=BBC Sport |access-date=9 November 2016}}</ref>
* Alastair Cook's century in England's second innings was his fifth in India, the most by any visiting player in Tests.<ref name="Cook5">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1066025.html |title=England end four short of unlikely win |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref>
* Alastair Cook's century was his 12th as [[captain (cricket)|captain]], the most by an England captain in Tests.<ref name="Cook12">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1066078.html |title=How England's spinners outbowled India's |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref>
}}

===2nd Test===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 17–21 November 2016
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 455 (129.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Virat Kohli]] 167 (267)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] 3/62 (20 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 255 (102.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Ben Stokes]] 70 (157)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] 5/67 (29.5 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 204 (63.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Virat Kohli]] 81 (109)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Stuart Broad]] 4/33 (14 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 158 (97.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Alastair Cook]] 54 (188)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Jayant Yadav]] 3/30 (11.3 overs)

| result = India won by 246 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1034811.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium]], [[Visakhapatnam]]
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[Rod Tucker]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = This was the first Test match at this venue.<ref name="Vizag">{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-india-vs-england-vizag-vibes-dog-forces-early-tea-2274487 | title=India v/s England: Vizag Vibes – Dog forces early tea  | work=Daily News and Analysis | access-date=21 November 2016}}</ref>
* [[Jayant Yadav]] (Ind) made his Test debut.
* [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind) and [[Joe Root]] (Eng) both played their 50th Test.<ref name="50Test">{{cite news| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1066528.html |title=Home strength set to be tested again |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 November 2016}}</ref>
* [[Murali Vijay]] and [[Cheteshwar Pujara]] (Ind) both passed 3,000 runs in Tests.<ref name="300Ind">{{cite news| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1066707.html |title=Kohli's big hundreds and Pujara's 3000 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=17 November 2016}}</ref>
* Ten England batsman were dismissed by [[Leg before wicket|LBW]] in the match, the most for England in Tests.<ref name="LBW">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1067578.html |title=Ashwin's haul, record lbws, and 21 decisions reviewed |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=21 November 2016}}</ref>
* [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] was dismissed for a [[Pairs in Test and first-class cricket#King pairs in Test cricket|king pair]], the first time an England batsman had been out for two first-ball [[Duck (cricket)|ducks]] in a Test [[English cricket team in South Africa in 1905–06|since 1906]].<ref name="LBW"/>
}}

===3rd Test===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 26–30 November 2016
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 283 (93.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Jonny Bairstow]] 89 (177)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Mohammed Shami]] 3/63 (21.5 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 417 (138.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 90 (170)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ben Stokes]] 5/73 (26.2 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 236 (90.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Joe Root]] 78 (179)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] 3/81 (26.2 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 104/2 (20.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Parthiv Patel]] 67[[not out|*]] (54)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Chris Woakes]] 1/16 (2 overs)

| result = India won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1034813.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
| umpires = [[Marais Erasmus]] (SA) and [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ)
| motm = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] (Ind)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Karun Nair]] (Ind) made his Test debut.
* [[Ravichandran Ashwin]], [[Ravindra Jadeja]] and [[Jayant Yadav]] provided the first instance for India and 14th overall of batsmen at batting position 7, 8 and 9 to score 50+ runs in the same innings.<ref name="Stats Day3">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1069447.html |title=India's lower-order resistance |access-date= 29 November 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
}}

===4th Test===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 8–12 December 2016
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 400 (130.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Keaton Jennings]] 112 (219)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] 6/112 (44 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 631 (182.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Virat Kohli]] 235 (340)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Adil Rashid]] 4/192 (55.3 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 195 (55.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Joe Root]] 77 (112)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] 6/55 (20.3 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 
| runs-team2-inns2 = 
| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = India won by an innings and 36 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1034815.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Marais Erasmus]] (SA), [[Bruce Oxenford]] (Aus) and [[Paul Reiffel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Keaton Jennings]] (Eng) made his Test debut.
* [[Marais Erasmus]] (SA) replaced [[Paul Reiffel]] as the onfield umpire on day one due to injury.<ref name="Reiffel">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1071421.html |title=Reiffel sent to hospital after blow to head |access-date=8 December 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
* Keaton Jennings (Eng) scored his [[List of centuries scored on Test cricket debut|first century in Tests]].<ref name="Jennings">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38246381 |title=India v England: Keaton Jennings makes century on England Test debut |access-date=8 December 2016 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> His innings of 112 was the highest by any opener on Test debut against India.<ref name="opener">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1071400.html |title=Keaton Jennings makes mark with hundred on debut |access-date=8 December 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
* [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind) passed 4,000 runs in Tests, 2,000 runs in Tests as captain and made the highest score in Tests by an Indian captain and also highest score by an Indian against England.<ref name="Kohli4000">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1071936.html |title=Kohli matches Gavaskar, Tendulkar and Dravid |access-date=10 December 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref name="KohliCapt">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1072029.html |title=Captain Kohli's glorious year |access-date=11 December 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
* Virat Kohli became the first batsman to hold a [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] of more than 50.00 in all [[Forms of cricket|three formats]] simultaneously.<ref>{{cite news|title=India vs England, Stats: Virat Kohli fifth batsman to hit three double centuries in calendar year|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-vs-england-stats-virat-kohli-fifth-batsman-to-hit-three-double-centuries-in-calendar-year-4422168/|access-date=30 July 2017|work=The Indian Express}}</ref>
* [[Jayant Yadav]] (Ind) made his first century in Tests and the first century for an Indian batsman batting at number 9.<ref name="KohliCapt"/>
* [[Ravindra Jadeja]] (Ind) took his 100th wicket in Tests.<ref name="Jadeja100">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1072024.html |title=India close in after Kohli's epic double-hundred |access-date=11 December 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
* India equaled their record of consecutive Tests without a defeat (17).<ref name="Defeat17">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1072143.html |title=India's longest unbeaten run, and Ashwin's many ten-fors |access-date=12 December 2016 | work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
}}

===5th Test===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 16–20 December 2016
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 477 (157.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Moeen Ali]] 146 (262)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 3/106 (45 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 759/7[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (190.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Karun Nair]] 303[[not out|*]] (381)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Stuart Broad]] 2/80 (27 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 207 (88 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Keaton Jennings]] 54 (121)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 7/48 (25 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 
| runs-team2-inns2 = 
| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = India won by an innings and 75 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1034817.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Marais Erasmus]] (SA) and [[Simon Fry]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Karun Nair]] (Ind)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Liam Dawson]] (Eng) made his Test debut.
* [[Alastair Cook]] (Eng) became the tenth and youngest player to make 11,000 runs in Tests.<ref name="Cook11000">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38340135 |title=India v England: Moeen Ali makes hundred, Joe Root 88 in Chennai |access-date=16 December 2016 | work=BBC Sport}}</ref>
* [[Karun Nair]] (Ind) became the first batsman for India to convert his maiden century into a triple century in Tests.<ref name="Karun">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1073379.html |title=Nair joins Sehwag in India's 300 club |access-date=19 December 2016 | work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
* India's first innings total was their highest score in Tests and was the most runs made against England by any team.<ref name="India759">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1073308.html |title=India declare after Nair completes triple |access-date=19 December 2016 | work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
* [[Ravindra Jadeja]] (Ind) took his first 10-wicket haul in Tests.<ref name="De Mello"/>
* England's first-innings total of 477 was the highest total in Test cricket that ended in a innings defeat.<ref name="India18"/>
* India broke their record of consecutive Tests without a defeat (18).<ref name="India18"/>
}}

==ODI series==
===1st ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 15 January 2017
| time = 13.30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 350/7 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Joe Root]] 78 (95)
| wickets1 = [[Hardik Pandya]] 2/46 (9 overs)
| score2 = 356/7 (48.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virat Kohli]] 122 (105)
| wickets2 = [[Jake Ball (cricketer)|Jake Ball]] 3/67 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1034819.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Pune]]
| umpires = [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL) and [[C. K. Nandan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Kedar Jadhav]] (Ind)
| toss =India won the toss and elected to field. 
| rain = 
| notes = [[Ben Stokes]] scored the fastest ODI fifty by an England batsman against India.<ref name="1stODI">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1077770.html |title=Another record chase, another Kohli special |access-date=15 January 2017 | work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
* This was England's highest ODI score in India and also their highest against India.<ref name="1stODI"/>
* [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind) scored his fifteenth century in a successful run-chase in an ODI, the most for any batsman.<ref name="1stODI"/>
* India's total was the highest successful run-chase in an ODI by any team against England.<ref name="1stODIBBC">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38628237 |title=India v England: Virat Kohli and Kedar Jadhav lead stunning chase |access-date=15 January 2017 | work=BBC Sport}}</ref>
}}

===2nd ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 19 January 2017
| time = 13.30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 381/6 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Yuvraj Singh]] 150 (127)
| wickets1 = [[Chris Woakes]] 4/60 (10 overs)
| score2 = 366/8 (50 overs)
| runs2 = [[Eoin Morgan]] 102 (81)
| wickets2 = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] 3/65 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 15 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1034821.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and  [[Ruchira Palliyaguruge]] (SL) 
| motm = [[Yuvraj Singh]] (Ind)
| toss =England won the toss and elected to field. 
| rain = 
| notes = This was England's highest total against India, their highest total batting second and their highest total in a losing cause in an ODI.<ref name="2ndODIBBC">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38679657 |title=India v England: Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni seal series in Cuttack |access-date=19 January 2017 | work=BBC Sport}}</ref>
* [[Yuvraj Singh]] (Ind) made his first 150 in ODIs.<ref name="Yuvraj150">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/england-in-india-2016/yuvraj-singh-150-reasons-to-cheer-again/articleshow/56678463.cms |title=Yuvraj Singh: 150 reasons to cheer again |work=Times of India |access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>
* When England reached 350, it was the 100th time that any team had reached 350 runs in ODIs.<ref name="Eng350">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1078667.html |title=A century of 350-plus totals |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=21 January 2017}}</ref>
}}

===3rd ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 22 January 2017
| time = 13.30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 321/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Jason Roy]] 65 (56)
| wickets1 = [[Hardik Pandya]] 3/49 (10 overs)
| score2 = 316/9 (50 overs)
| runs2 = [[Kedar Jadhav]] 90 (75)
| wickets2 = [[Ben Stokes]] 3/63 (10 overs)
| result = England won by 5 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1034823.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Kumar Dharmasena]] (SL)
| motm = [[Ben Stokes]] (Eng)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind) reached 1,000 runs in ODIs as captain in the fewest innings (17).<ref name="3rdODI"/>
* [[Ravindra Jadeja]] (Ind) became the first Indian left-arm spinner to reach 150 wickets in ODIs.<ref name"Jadeja150">{{Cite news|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/india-vs-england-2016-17/ravindra-jadeja-becomes-first-indian-left-arm-spinner-to-complete-150-scalps-in-odis-1651436|title=Ravindra Jadeja Becomes First Indian Left-Arm Spinner to Complete 150 Scalps in ODIs – NDTV Sports|last=NDTVSports.com|newspaper=NDTVSports.com|access-date=22 January 2017}}</ref>
}}

==T20I series==
===1st T20I===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 26 January 2017
| time = 16.30
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 147/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[MS Dhoni]] 36[[not out|*]] (27)
| wickets1 = [[Moeen Ali]] 2/21 (4 overs)
| score2 = 148/3 (18.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Eoin Morgan]] 51 (38)
| wickets2 = [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] 2/27 (4 overs)
| result = England won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1034825.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Green Park Stadium]], [[Kanpur]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Moeen Ali]] (Eng)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = [[Parvez Rasool]] (Ind) made his T20I debut.
* [[Virat Kohli]] (Ind) captained India [[List of India national cricket captains#Twenty-20 International captains|for the first time in T20Is]].<ref name="T20I-debuts">{{cite news |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/317254 |title=India v England 1st T20I, Kanpur – Preview |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=4 February 2017}}</ref>
* This was the first T20I match to be played at this venue.<ref name="T20I-debuts"/>
* [[Eoin Morgan]] became the first batsman for England to score 1,500 runs in T20Is.<ref name="Morgan1500">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38760089 |title=India v England: Eoin Morgan, Joe Root and bowlers seal T20 win in Kanpur |work=BBC Sport |access-date=26 January 2017}}</ref>
}}

===2nd T20I===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 29 January 2017
| time = 19.00
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 144/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[K. L. Rahul]] 71 (47)
| wickets1 = [[Chris Jordan (cricketer)|Chris Jordan]] 3/22 (4 overs)
| score2 = 139/6 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ben Stokes]] 38 (27)
| wickets2 = [[Ashish Nehra]] 3/28 (4 overs)
| result = India won by 5 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1034827.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Nagpur]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Chettithody Shamshuddin]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Jasprit Bumrah]] (Ind)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = 
| notes = 
}}

===3rd T20I===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 1 February 2017
| time = 19.00
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 202/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Suresh Raina]] 63 (45)
| wickets1 = [[Liam Plunkett]] 1/22 (2 overs)
| score2 = 127 (16.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Joe Root]] 42 (37)
| wickets2 = [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] 6/25 (4 overs)
| result = India won by 75 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1034829.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind)
| motm = 
[[Yuzvendra Chahal]] (Ind)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field. 
| rain = 
| notes = [[Rishabh Pant]] (Ind) made his T20I debut and became the youngest player for India to do so.<ref name="T20I-stats"/>
* [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] is the first bowler for India to take a [[List of five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 International cricket|five wicket haul in T20Is]]. His figures are the third-best by a bowler in T20Is.<ref name="T20I-stats"/>
* [[MS Dhoni]] (Ind) took the most innings to make a half-century in a T20I innings (76).<ref name="Dhoni-fifty">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/38832150 |title=India v England: Yuzvendra Chahal and MS Dhoni seal T20 series |work=BBC Sport |access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref>
* India won their fourth T20I bilateral series, involving three or more T20Is.<ref name="T20I-stats"/>
* England's collapse of 8 wickets for 8 runs was the second worst 8-wicket collapse in international cricket.<ref name="T20I-stats"/>
}}

==Tour matches==
===50-over match: India A v England XI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 10 January 2017
| time = 13.30
| daynight = yes
| team1 =[[India A cricket team|India A]] {{flagicon|IND}}  
| team2 ={{cr|ENG|name=England XI}}
| score1 = 304/4 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ambati Rayudu]] 100 (97)
| wickets1 = [[David Willey (cricketer)|David Willey]] 2/55 (10 overs)
| score2 = 307/7 (48.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sam Billings]] 93 (85)
| wickets2 = [[Kuldeep Yadav]] 5/60 (10 overs)
| result = England XI won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1075472.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Anil Dandekar]] (Ind) and [[Pashchim Pathak]] (Ind)
| motm = 
| toss = England XI won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Kuldeep Yadav]] (India A) took his maiden five wicket haul in List A cricket.<ref name="Yadav-ListA">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1076919.html |title=Billings' 93 helps England XI hunt down 305 |access-date=10 January 2017 | work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
}}

===50-over match: India A v England XI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 12 January 2017
| time = 10.00
| daynight = 
| team1 ={{cr-rt|ENG|name=England XI}}
| team2 ={{flagicon|IND}}[[India A cricket team|India A]]
| score1 = 282 (48.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Jonny Bairstow]] 64 (65)
| wickets1 = [[Parvez Rasool]] 3/38 (10 overs)
| score2 = 283/4 (39.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ajinkya Rahane]] 91 (83)
| wickets2 = [[David Willey (cricketer)|David Willey]] 1/32 (5 overs)
| result = India A won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1075473.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Anil Dandekar]] (Ind) and [[Pashchim Pathak]] (Ind)
| motm = 
| toss = England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = 12 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/series/1030195.html Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]

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