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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

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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.[1] In 1983, again in England, India were surprise winners of the 1983 Cricket World Cup.[2]

Domestic cricket

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Ranji Trophy winners

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International tours of India

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England 1972–73

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Sri Lanka 1972–73

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West Indies 1974–75

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Sri Lanka 1975–76

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New Zealand 1976–77

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England 1976–77

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West Indies 1978–79

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Australia 1979–80

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Pakistan 1979–80

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England 1979–80

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England 1981–82

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Sri Lanka 1982–83

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Pakistan 1983–84

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West Indies 1983–84

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England 1984–85

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

References

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  1. ^ "Reforming two things in India is impossible: cricket and politics, writes Anil Singh". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Team India on the brink of ODI record at Vizag, remain torchbearers of 50-over format". 23 October 2018.

External sources

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Further reading

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  • Mihir Bose, A History of Indian Cricket, Andre-Deutsch, 1990
  • Ramachandra Guha, A Corner of a Foreign Field – An Indian History of a British Sport, Picador, 2001