Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rahul Dravid
India vs England Test Series: After the end of IPL 2025, the Indian team will go on England tour, where it will play a five -Test series. For this, the Indian Test team has been announced, in which Shubman Gill has got the responsibility of captaincy and Rishabh Pant has been made the vice -captain. Squad includes young and experienced players. In such a situation, Gill’s shoulders will have the responsibility of winning the Test series on the soil of England.
Only 3 Indian captain can win India in England
India played the first Test match on England soil in the year 1932, in which Team India had to face defeat by 158 runs, then Team India’s captain CK Naidu was. Since 1932, the Indian team has won the Test series on England soil only three times. India won the Test series in England under the captaincy of Ajit Wadekar in 1971, Kapil Dev’s captaincy in 1986 and Rahul Dravid’s captaincy in 2007. The special thing is that they do not include the names of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli.
1. Ajit Wadekar
In 1971, under the captaincy of Ajit Wadekar, the Indian team played a three -Test series on the tour of England. The series was won by the Indian team 1-0. The first two Test matches of the series were drawn. After this, Bhagwat Chandrashekhar bowled brilliantly in the third Test. He took a total of 8 wickets in the match and won the team.
2. Kapil Dev
In 1986, under the captaincy of Kapil Dev, the Indian team played a three -Test series on the tour of England. Kapil Dev and Dilip Vengsarkar performed well in the first two matches of the series. For this reason, England had to face defeat by 5 wickets in the first match and 279 runs in the second match. While the third Test match was a draw and Team India had won the Test series 2–0.
3. Rahul Dravid
In 2007, under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid, the Indian team played a three -Test series on the tour of England. Then the first and third Test matches were drawn. In the second Test match, Team India won by 7 wickets. In this match, Zaheer Khan emerged as the biggest hero for the team. He won the match to the team with a total of 9 wickets in the match. In this way Team India Test series won 1-0.
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