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{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = Indian cricket team in England in 1986
| team1_image = Flag of India.svg
| team1_name = India
| team2_image = Flag of England.svg
| team2_name = England
| from_date = 24 May
| to_date = 8 July 1986
| team1_captain = [[Kapil Dev]]
| team2_captain = [[David Gower]] (2 ODIs, 1st Test)<br>[[Mike Gatting]] (2nd, 3rd Tests)
| no_of_tests = 3
| team1_tests_won = 2
| team2_tests_won = 0
| team1_tests_most_runs = [[Dilip Vengsarkar]] (360)
| team2_tests_most_runs = [[Mike Gatting]] (293)
| team1_tests_most_wickets = [[Chetan Sharma]] (16)
| team2_tests_most_wickets = [[Derek Pringle]] (13)
| player_of_test_series = [[Mike Gatting]] (Eng) and [[Dilip Vengsarkar]] (Ind)
| no_of_ODIs = 2
| team1_ODIs_won = 1
| team2_ODIs_won = 1
| team1_ODIs_most_runs = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] (90)
| team2_ODIs_most_runs = [[David Gower]] (81)
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets = [[Roger Binny]] (4)
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets = [[Graham Dilley]] (2)
| player_of_ODI_series = [[David Gower]] (Eng) and [[Ravi Shastri]] (Ind)
}}
The [[Indian national cricket team|Indian cricket team]] toured England from 24 May to 8 July 1986 for a three-match [[Test cricket|Test series]], and two [[One Day International]]s (ODIs) for the [[Texaco Trophy]].

India beat [[England cricket team|England]] 2–0 in the Test series and won the ODI Texaco Trophy that by virtue of faster run-rate despite England having squared the series after losing the first game. India's [[Dilip Vengsarkar]] scored a total of 360 runs in the Test series and was named player of the series alongside England's [[Mike Gatting]]. In the ODI series, England's [[David Gower]] emerged as the top scorer with 81 runs and was named player of the series alongside India's [[Ravi Shastri]].

Also as part of the England tour, India played eight other [[First-class cricket|first-class]] and seven [[limited overs cricket|limited overs]] games.

==Tour matches==
===Limited overs match: Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk's XI vs Indians===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 4 May
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND|name=Indians}}
| team2 = Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk's XI
| score1 = 217/9 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Chetan Sharma]] 49[[Not out|*]]
| wickets1 = [[Graham Monkhouse]] 3/57 (10 overs)
| score2 = 181/5 (39 overs)
| runs2 = [[Trevor Jesty]] 74
| wickets2 = [[Maninder Singh (cricketer)|Maninder Singh]] 2/21 (6 overs)
| result = Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk's XI won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/106/106068.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arundel Castle Cricket Ground]], [[Arundel]]
| umpires = [[Derek Dennis (umpire)|Derek Dennis]] (Eng) and [[John Langridge]] (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk's XI won the toss and decided to field.
| round =
| rain =
| notes = Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk's XI's target was 178 runs in 41 overs.
}}

===Three-day match: Worcestershire vs Indians===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 6–8 May
| team1 = [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]]
| team2 = {{cr|IND|name=Indians}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 230/9[[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (88 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Graeme Hick]] 70
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Chetan Sharma]] 3/70 (19 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 297 (74.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] 76
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ricardo Ellcock]] 3/77 (17 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 56/0 (19 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Damian D'Oliveira]] 27*
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Maninder Singh (cricketer)|Maninder Singh]] 0/5 (5 overs)

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

| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/47/47094.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[New Road, Worcester|New Road]], [[Worcester, England|Worcester]]
| umpires = [[Jack Birkenshaw]] (Eng) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = Indians won the toss and decided to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===Three-day match: Gloucestershire vs Indians===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 10–12 May
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND|name=Indians}}
| team2 = [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]]

| score-team1-inns1 = 322/5d (94 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ravi Shastri]] 70*
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[David Lawrence (cricketer)|David Lawrence]] 2/59 (16 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 271/5d (87 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Kevin Curran (cricketer)|Kevin Curran]] 69*
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Shivlal Yadav]] 2/62 (20 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 135/3d (72 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Mohinder Amarnath]] 43*
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Bill Athey]] 1/14 (11 overs)

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

| result = Match drawn
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/47/47108.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[The Victoria Ground, Cheltenham|The Victoria Ground]], [[Cheltenham]]
| umpires = [[Dickie Bird]] (Eng) and [[Alan Whitehead (cricketer)|Alan Whitehead]] (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===Limited overs match: Surrey vs Indians===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 15 May
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]]
| team2 = {{cr|IND|name=Indians}}
| score1 = 230/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Alan Butcher]] 140 (158)
| wickets1 = [[Chetan Sharma]] 3/30 (10 overs)
| score2 = 231/5 (47.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sunil Gavaskar]] 81
| wickets2 = [[Mark Feltham (cricketer)|Mark Feltham]] 2/62 (9.3 overs)
| result = Indians won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/47/47147.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[The Oval|Kennington Oval]], [[Kennington]]
| umpires = [[John Jameson (cricketer)|John Jameson]] (Eng) and [[Bob White (cricketer)|Bob White]] (Eng)
| motm =
| toss = Indians won the toss and decided to field.
| round =
| rain =
| notes =
}}

==Test Series==

===First Test===
{{Test match
| date =5–10 June
| team1 ={{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 ={{cr|IND}}

| score-team1-inns1 =294 (128.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 =[[Graham Gooch]] 114 (280)
| wickets-team1-inns1 =[[Chetan Sharma]] 5/64 (32 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 =341 (137 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 =[[Dilip Vengsarkar]] 126* (213)
| wickets-team2-inns1 =[[Graham Dilley]] 4/146 (34 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =180 (96.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 =[[Mike Gatting]] 40 (83)
| wickets-team1-inns2 =[[Kapil Dev]] 4/52 (22 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =136/5 (42 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 =[[Dilip Vengsarkar]] 33 (56)
| wickets-team2-inns2 =[[Graham Dilley]] 2/28 (10 overs)

| result =India won by 5 wickets
| venue =[[Lord's Cricket Ground]], [[London]]<br/>Attendance: 57,509
| umpires =[[Ken Palmer]] (Eng) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63432.html Scorecard]
| toss =India won the toss and decided to field.
| rain =
| motm =[[Kapil Dev]] (Ind)
| notes = [[Kiran More]] (Ind) made his Test debut.
*''It was India's first win in 21 Tests with [[Kapil Dev]] as captain.<ref>{{cite web|author=G. W.|title=First Cornhill Test, England v India 1986|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/151960.html|work=Wisden|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=20 November 2016}}</ref>
}}

===Second Test===
{{Test match
| date = 19–23 June
| team1 ={{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 ={{cr|ENG}}

| score-team1-inns1 =272 (104.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 =[[Dilip Vengsarkar]] 61 (153)
| wickets-team1-inns1 =[[Derek Pringle]] 3/47 (27 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 =102 (45.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 =[[Bill Athey]] 32 (72)
| wickets-team2-inns1 =[[Roger Binny]] 5/40 (13 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =237 (76.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 =[[Dilip Vengsarkar]] 102* (216)
| wickets-team1-inns2 =[[John Lever]] 4/64 (23 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =128 (63.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 =[[Mike Gatting]] 31* (124)
| wickets-team2-inns2 =[[Maninder Singh (cricketer)|Maninder Singh]] 4/26 (16.3 overs)

| result =India won by 279 runs
| venue =[[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]]
| umpires =[[Jack Birkenshaw]] (Eng) and [[David Constant]] (Eng)
| report =[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63433.html Scorecard]
| toss =India won the toss and decided to bat
| rain =
| motm =[[Dilip Vengsarkar]] (Ind)
| notes =[[Bruce French (cricketer)|Bruce French]] (Eng) and [[Chandrakant Pandit]] (Ind) made their Test debuts.
}}

===Third Test===
{{Test match
| date =3–8 July
| team1 ={{cr-rt|England}}
| team2 ={{cr| India}}

| score-team1-inns1 =390 (116.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 =[[Mike Gatting]] 183* (294)
| wickets-team1-inns1 =[[Chetan Sharma]] 4/130 (29.3 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 =390 (139.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 =[[Mohinder Amarnath]] 79 (237)
| wickets-team2-inns1 =[[Neil Foster]] 3/93 (41 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =235 (94 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 =[[Graham Gooch]] 40 (43)
| wickets-team1-inns2 =[[Chetan Sharma]] 6/58 (24 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =174/5 (78 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 =[[Sunil Gavaskar]] 54 (135)
| wickets-team2-inns2 =[[Phil Edmonds]] 4/31 (28 overs)

| result =Match drawn
| venue =[[Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]]
| umpires =[[Dickie Bird]] (Eng) and [[Barrie Meyer]] (Eng)
| report =[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63434.html Scorecard]
| toss =England won the toss and decided to bat
| rain =
| motm = [[Mike Gatting]] (Eng)
| notes=[[Mark Benson]] and [[Neal Radford]] (Eng) made their Test debuts.
}}

==Texaco Trophy==
The 1986 edition of the [[Texaco Trophy]] was a [[One Day International]] (ODI) cricket tournament held between England and India in England. India won the first game and England won the second, leveling the series at 1–1. India won the trophy by virtue of a faster run-rate in the two matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/150570.html|title=Second Texaco Trophy Match, England v India 1986|work=Wisden|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 November 2016}}</ref>

===First match===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 24 May
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 162 (55 overs)
| runs1 = [[Derek Pringle]] 28 (66)
| wickets1 = [[Chetan Sharma]] 3/25 (11 overs)
| score2 = 163/1 (47.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] 83 (154)
| wickets2 = [[Graham Dilley]] 1/53 (11 overs)
| result = India won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64982.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[The Oval]], [[Kennington]]<br/>Attendance: 14,811
| umpires = [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng) and [[Alan Whitehead (cricketer)|Alan Whitehead]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and decided to field.
| round =
| rain =
| notes =
}}

===Second match===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 26 May
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 254/6 (55 overs)
| runs1 = [[Krishnamachari Srikkanth]] 67 (93)
| wickets1 = [[Graham Dilley]] 2/46 (11 overs)
| score2 = 256/5 (53.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[David Gower]] 81 (94)
| wickets2 = [[Roger Binny]] 2/47 (10 overs)
| result = England won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64983.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]]<br/>Attendance: 16,202
| umpires = [[Dickie Bird]] (Eng) and [[David Constant]] (Eng)
| motm = [[David Gower]] (Eng)
| toss = England won the toss and decided to field.
| round =
| rain =
| notes =
}}

==External sources==
[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/Tours_1986.html CricketArchive]
[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/62287.html]

==Annual reviews==
* [[Playfair Cricket Annual]] 1987
* [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]] 1987

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* [[Ramachandra Guha]], ''A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport'', Picador, 2001

{{Indian cricket tours of England}}
{{International cricket tours of England}}

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[[Category:1986 in English cricket]]
[[Category:Indian cricket tours of England|1986]]
[[Category:International cricket competitions from 1985–86 to 1988]]

Indian cricket team in England in 1986 - Revision history

>MrOllie at 12:18, 26 March 2021