This Day That Year: Indian team tasted test success on England soil
The Indian Cricket Team created history as they registered their first-ever Test and series win on England soil played at Kennington Oval, London on 24 th August 1971. Under the captaincy of Ajit Wadekar, India defeated England by 4 wickets on the 5 th day of the 3 rd Test match. Chasing 173 runs to win, it was a good batting display by the Indian team. Ajit Wadekar 45 was the top scorer for India. Dilip Sardesai 40, Gundappa Vishwanath 33 and Farukh Engineer 28*. S Abid Ali hit the winning runs helping the visitors to create history by winning the match by 4 wickets. It was an amazing performance by the Indian who conceded a big lead of 71 runs in the first innings. England captain Richard Illingworth won the toss and decided to bat first. A superb batting effort by Alan Knott with 90, Hutton 81, Jameson 82, and Edrich helped England post 355 runs. In reply, the Indian team struggled with their batting and were bowled out for 284 runs in the first innings. The third day...