Headingle leads
The five -match Test series between India and England is starting from 20 June. The first match of the series will be played in Handingley Leeds. Team India’s Test record has been very poor on this ground. The last time India won the Test match 23 years ago. Since then, India has not won any Test match on this ground. In such a situation, it will not be easy for Team India to play on this ground under the leadership of new captain Shubman Gill in the opening match of the upcoming Test series.
India won Test match under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly
So far 7 matches have been played between India and England on the Leeds Handingley ground. Out of which India has won only two. India won the Test match in the year 2002 at this ground. At that time Sourav Ganguly was the captain of Team India. In that match, India defeated England by an innings and 46 runs. Batting first, Team India declared the innings by scoring 628 runs at the loss of 8 wickets. After that, the England team scored 273 runs while batting first and then India gave him a follow on. After that, the Indian bowlers bowled brilliantly and bowled out the English team for 309 runs. For India, Rahul Dravid (148) Sachin Tendulkar (193) and Sourav Ganguly (128) scored centuries in that match.
India won the first Test match in Leeds in 1986
India defeated England by 279 runs for the first time in Leeds in 1986. India scored 272 runs while batting in the first innings. In response, England were all out after scoring 102 runs in the first innings. In the second innings, India scored 237 runs after losing all the wickets. After that England were all out for 128 runs in the fourth innings and the British had to face a crushing defeat. Kapil Dev was the captain of India at that time. The last Test match between India and England was played in 2021. In that match, Team India lost by Virat’s captaincy and defeat by 76 runs. Now it will have to be seen how Team India performs in the next match played between the two teams on this venue.
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