India s first Test win at Lord s on June 10, 1986, is a great moment in Indian Test history, with Dilip Vengsarkar scoring a century and Kapil Dev grabbing four wickets to secure a 47-run victory. It was India s second-ever 2-0 series win against a strong rival overseas, and Vengsarkar became the first foreign batter to score three Test centuries at Lord s. India have won only nine times in 67 Tests in England, with three of them at Lord s. | Latest News India
Bob Willis was the leading wicket-taker for England in Tests and he is best remembered for fighting his way back to fitness after two career-threatening knee operations.
This article documents those rare occasions when a captain’s decision to insert Australia paid off handsomely. It therefore balances out the series’ preceding Part 1 Who gives a toss? Part 1: When sending Australia in paid off (or so it seemed) and Part 2 Who gives a toss? Part 2: When sending Australia in backfired […]