England tour of India 1980
Winner: England 1-0
Captain
India: Gundappa Vishwanath
England: Mike Brearley
A one off Test match staged at the Wankhede stadium between the old rivals, India won the toss and decided to bat. Sunil Gavaskar paved his way to a well-composed 49 runs. From 102/1, India slumped to 197/8. 9th and 10th wicket partnerships of 26 and 19 involving Syed Kirmani, lifted them to 242. Ian Botham wreaked havoc with 6 wickets for 58 runs in his 22.5 overs.
Botham terrorised India with the bat too, as he hammered his way to 114 runs off 144 balls, which included 17 boundaries. England was reeling at 58/5. Botham and Bob Taylor’s partnership of 171 runs pulled England back from nowhere. England, as a result, replied with a competitive 296 runs. Karsan Ghavri picked up 5 wickets for 52 runs.
India fell apart in their second innings for a paltry 149 runs. Ian Botham ripped India apart, with bowling figures of 7 for 58. Kapil Dev tried to pull things back with a gritty 45, but England were too good to let India make a comeback. With a target of 96 runs, it was a walk in the park for England as they cantered to a 10 wicket victory.
Results
| Sl No | Date | Venue | Stadium | Innings 1 | Innings 2 | Innings 3 | Innings 4 | Result |
| 1 | February 15-19, 1980 | Bombay | Wankhede Stadium | India: 242/10 | England: 296/10 | India: 149/10 | England: 98/0 | England won by 10 wickets |
England tour of India 1981/82
Tests
Winner: India 1-0
Captain
India: Sunil Gavaskar
England: Keith Fletcher
This was the first series of an England tour of India, where an ODI series was being staged along with the Test series. India won the Test series 1-0. Sunil Gavaskar scored 500 runs in the series while Kapil Dev and Dilip Doshi picked up 22 wickets each. Ian Botham scored 440 runs and scalped 17 wickets, which signified his relevance as an all-rounder.
The inaugural ODI series was taken home by India by 2-1. They lost to England in Ahmedabad after which they came back to win two back-to-back matches. Dilip Vengsarkar was the top run getter with 147 at 73.50 while Derek Underwood with 6 wicket was crowned as the top wicket-taker in the series.
Results
| Sl No | Date | Venue | Stadium | Innings 1 | Innings 2 | Innings 3 | Innings 4 | Result |
| 1 | November 27- December 1, 1981 | Bombay | Wankhede Stadium | India: 179/10 | England: 166/10 | India: 227/10 | England: 102/10 | India won by 138 runs |
| 2 | December 9-14, 1981 | Bangalore | Karnataka State Cicket Association Stadium | England: 400/10 | India: 428/10 | England: 174/3 dec | - | Draw |
| 3 | December 23-28, 1981 | Delhi | Feroz Shah Kotla | England: 476/9 dec | India: 487/10 | England: 68/0 dec | - | Draw |
| 4 | January 1-6, 1982 | Calcutta | Eden Gardens | England: 248/10 | India: 208/10 | England: 265/5 dec | India: 170/3 | Draw |
| 5 | January 13-19, 1982 | Madras | Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk | India: 481/4 dec | England: 328/10 | India: 160/3 dec | - | Draw |
| 6 | January 30-February 4 | Kanpur | Green Park | England: 378/9 dec | India: 377/7 dec | - | - | Draw |
One Day Internationals
Winner: India: 2-1
Captain
India: Sunil Gavaskar
England: Keith Fletcher
Results
| Sl No | Date | Venue | Stadium | Innings 1 | Innings 2 | Result |
| 1 | 25th November, 1981 | Ahmedabad | Sardar Vallabhbhai Stadium | 156/7 | 160/5 | England won by 5 wickets |
| 2 | 20th December 1981 | Jullundhur | Burlton Park | 161/7 | 164/4 | India won by 6 wickets |
| 3 | 27th January, 1982 | Cuttack | Barabati Stadium | 230/6 | 231/5 | India won by 5 wickets |
