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The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1990 season and played 14 [[first-class cricket|first-class matches]] including three Tests. They also played in two [[limited overs cricket|limited overs]] internationals. England won the Test series 1–0 with two matches drawn. The Indian team was captained by [[Mohammed Azharuddin]] and was a mix of both youth and experience, having experienced veterans such as [[Dilip Vengsarkar]], [[Ravi Shastri]] and [[Kapil Dev]] as well as upcoming stars like [[Sanjay Manjrekar]] and [[Sachin Tendulkar]]. The series is notable for [[Graham Gooch]]'s triple century, legendary [[leg-spinner]] and future Indian cricket captain [[Anil Kumble]] making his international debut and Tendulkar making his 1st Test century at the age of 17, becoming the youngest Test centurion at the time.

==Background==
[[India national cricket team|India]] were the second touring side to visit [[England cricket team|England]] in 1990, following [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]], who had lost their three-match Test series 1–0 and drawn the One Day series 1–1 during their [[New Zealand cricket team in England in 1990|tour]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1990/NZ_IN_ENG/NZ_IN_ENG_1990_RESULTS_SUMMARY.html |title=New Zealand in England 1990 - Results Summary |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2010-12-01}}</ref> England's victory against New Zealand was their first series win at home since the [[1985 Ashes series|1985 Ashes]] and, except for a victory in a one-off match against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]], their first home Test victory in 24 attempts.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153149.html |last=Norrie |first=David |editor-last=Wright |editor-first=Graeme |edition=1991 |volume=128 |year=1991 |publisher=John Wisden |title=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1991 |isbn=0-947766-16-2}}</ref> India's [[Indian cricket team in England in 1986|previous tour of England]] was in 1986, when they won 2–0; coming into the 1990 tour, they had not won an away Test match since.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/153150.html |last=Mohan |first=R. |editor-last=Wright |editor-first=Graeme |edition=1991 |volume=128 |year=1991 |publisher=John Wisden |title=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1991 |isbn=0-947766-16-2}}</ref> The two sides had not met since the 1986 tour.

The Indian team selected for the tour was different compared to the successful 1986 team. Legendary players like [[Sunil Gavaskar]] and [[Mohinder Amarnath]] had long since retired, while opener [[Krishnamachari Srikkanth]] and [[left-arm spin]]ner [[Maninder Singh (cricketer)|Maninder Singh]] were dropped. However the team now had a young Sachin Tendulkar, who had already proved himself at the age of 17 as capable of being world-class and was now being predicted as the successor to Gavaskar. Captain Mohammed Azharuddin was now the leading batsman in the side while the 1986 tour winning captain Kapil Dev, Ravi Shastri and the hero of the 1986 tour, Dilip Vengsarkar, were slowly coming to the end of their careers.

==One Day series==

===First ODI===
{{Limited overs international
| date = 18 July 1990
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 229 (54.3 overs)
| runs1 = [[Allan Lamb]] 56 (77)
| wickets1 = [[Manoj Prabhakar]] 3/40 (10.3 overs)
| score2 = 233/4 (53 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sanjay Manjrekar]] 82 (133)
| wickets2 = [[Chris Lewis (cricketer)|Chris Lewis]] 2/58 (10 overs)
| result = India won by 6 wickets
| venue = [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]]
| umpires = [[John Hampshire]] and [[John Holder (cricketer)|John Holder]]
| motm = [[Anil Kumble]]
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64998.html Scorecard]
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
}}

===Second ODI===
{{Limited overs international
| date = 20 July 1990
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 281 (55 overs)
| runs1 = [[Robin Smith (cricketer)|Robin Smith]] 103 (105)
| wickets1 = [[Manoj Prabhakar]] 3/58 (11 overs)
| score2 = 282/5 (53 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] 63* (44)
| wickets2 = [[Eddie Hemmings (cricketer)|Eddie Hemmings]] 2/53 (11 overs)
| result = India won by 5 wickets
| venue = [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]]
| umpires = [[Mervyn Kitchen]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
| motm = [[Robin Smith (cricketer)|Robin Smith]]
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64999.html Scorecard]
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
}}

==Test series==

===First Test===
{{Test match
| date = 26–31 July 1990
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 653/4d (162 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Graham Gooch]] 333 (485)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Narendra Hirwani]] 1/102 (30 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 454 (114.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] 121 (111)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Angus Fraser]] 5/104 (39.1 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 272/4d (54.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Graham Gooch]] 123 (113)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Sanjeev Sharma]] 2/75 (15 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 224 (62 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Sanjeev Sharma]] 38 (26)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Angus Fraser]] 3/39 (22 overs)
| result = England won by 247 runs
| venue = [[Lord's]], [[London]]
| umpires = [[Dickie Bird]] and [[Nigel Plews]]
| motm = [[Graham Gooch]]
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63534.html Scorecard]
| rain = 29 July was taken as a rest day.
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
}}
*''Graham Gooch's total of 456 runs remains the [[List of Test cricket records#Most runs in a match|highest number of runs scored by a player in a single Test match]].''

===Second Test===
{{Test match
| date = 9–14 August 1990
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 519 (160.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Mike Atherton]] 131 (276)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Narendra Hirwani]] 4/174 (62 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 432 (119.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Mohammad Azharuddin]] 179 (243)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Angus Fraser]] 5/124 (35 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 320/4d (81 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Allan Lamb]] 109 (141)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Kapil Dev]] 2/69 (22 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 343/6 (90 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 119* (189)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Eddie Hemmings (cricketer)|Eddie Hemmings]] 3/75 (31 overs)
| result = Match drawn
| venue = [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]]
| umpires = [[John Hampshire]] and [[John Holder (cricketer)|John Holder]]
| motm = [[Sachin Tendulkar]]
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63535.html Scorecard]
| rain = 12 August was taken as a rest day.
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Anil Kumble]] (Ind) made his debut in Tests.
}}

===Third Test===
{{Test match
| date = 23–28 August 1990
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 606/9d (173 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ravi Shastri]] 187 (436)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Devon Malcolm]] 2/110 (35 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 340 (123.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Graham Gooch]] 85 (248)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Manoj Prabhakar]] 4/74 (32.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 477/4 ([[follow-on|f/o]]) (154 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[David Gower]] 157* (270)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Kapil Dev]] 2/66 (24 overs)
| result = Match drawn
| venue = [[The Oval]], [[London]]
| umpires = [[Nigel Plews]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
| motm = [[David Gower]]
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63536.html Scorecard]
| rain = 26 August was taken as a rest day.
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = India enforced the follow-on.
}}

==Aftermath==
Both Azharuddin and Atherton were named [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year]].

==External sources==
[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/Tours_1990.html CricketArchive – tour itineraries]

==Annual reviews==
* [[Playfair Cricket Annual]] 1991
* [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]] 1991

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

{{1990 English cricket season}}
{{International cricket tours of England}}

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[[Category:Indian cricket tours of England|1990]]
[[Category:International cricket competitions from 1988–89 to 1991]]
[[Category:1990 in cricket]]
[[Category:1990 in Indian cricket]]

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Bhanwarrathore at 20:26, 16 December 2025