The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1990 season and played 14first-class matches including three Tests. They also played in twolimited overs internationals. England won the Test series 1–0 with two matches drawn. The Indian team was captained byMohammed Azharuddin and was a mix of both youth and experience, having experienced veterans such asDilip Vengsarkar,Ravi Shastri andKapil Dev as well as upcoming stars likeSanjay Manjrekar andSachin Tendulkar. The series is notable forGraham Gooch's triple century, legendaryleg-spinner and future Indian cricket captainAnil 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.
India were the second touring side to visitEngland in 1990, followingNew Zealand, who had lost their three-match Test series 1–0 and drawn the One Day series 1–1 during theirtour.[1] England's victory against New Zealand was their first series win at home since the1985 Ashes and, except for a victory in a one-off match againstSri Lanka, their first home Test victory in 24 attempts.[2] India'sprevious 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.[3] 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 likeSunil Gavaskar andMohinder Amarnath had long since retired, while openerKrishnamachari Srikkanth andleft-arm spinnerManinder 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.
18 July 1990 Scorecard |
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India won by 6 wickets Headingley,Leeds Umpires:John Hampshire andJohn Holder Player of the match:Anil Kumble |
20 July 1990 Scorecard |
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India won by 5 wickets Trent Bridge,Nottingham Umpires:Mervyn Kitchen andDavid Shepherd Player of the match:Robin Smith |
26–31 July 1990 Scorecard |
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England won by 247 runs Lord's,London Umpires:Dickie Bird andNigel Plews Player of the match:Graham Gooch |
9–14 August 1990 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Old Trafford,Manchester Umpires:John Hampshire andJohn Holder Player of the match:Sachin Tendulkar |
23–28 August 1990 Scorecard |
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Both Azharuddin and Atherton were namedWisden Cricketers of the Year.
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