England tour of India 2001/02
Tests
Winner: India 1-0
Captain
India: Sourav Ganguly
England: Nasser Hussain
India won the Test series and tied the ODI series. Sachin Tendulkar with 307 runs and Anil Kumble with 19 wickets ensured the series victory for England. Marcus Trescothick and Matthew Hoggard were England’s top run scorer and wicket taker in the series.
The ODI series was hard-fought. Trescothick was the top run-getter with 318 runs while Harbhajan Singh was the top wicket-taker. Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar also scored above 200 runs to signify India’s dominance.
Results
| Sl No | Date | Venue | Stadium | Innings 1 | Innings 2 | Innings 3 | Innings 4 | Result |
| 1 | December 3-6, 2001 | Chandigarh | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | England: 238/10 | India: 469/10 | England: 235/10 | India: 5/0 | India won by 10 wickets |
| 2 | December 11-15, 2001 | Ahmedabad | Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera | England: 407/10 | India: 291/10 | England: 257/10 | India: 198/3 | Draw |
| 3 | December 19-23, 2001 | Bangalore | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | England: 336/10 | India: 238/10 | England: 33/0 | - | Draw |
One Day Internationals
Winner: Tie 3-3
Captain
India: Sourav Ganguly
England: Nasser Hussain
Results
| Sl No | Date | Venue | Stadium | Innings 1 | Innings 2 | Result |
| 1 | January 19, 2002 | Kolkata | Eden Gardens | India: 281/8 | England: 259/10 | India won by 22 runs |
| 2 | January 22, 2002 | Cuttack | Barabati Stadium | England 250/7 | India: 234/10 | England won by 16 runs |
| 3 | January 25, 2002 | Chennai | M.A Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk | England 216/10 | India: 221/6 | India won by 4 wickets |
| 4 | January 28, 2002 | Kanpur | Green Park | England: 218/7 | India: 219/2 | India won by 8 wickets |
| 5 | January 31, 2002 | Delhi | Feroz Shah Kotla | England: 271/5 | India: 269/8 | England won by 2 runs |
| 6 | February 3, 2002 | Mumbai | Wankhede Stadium | England: 255/10 | India: 250/10 | England won by 5 runs |
England tour of India 2006
Tests
Winner: Tie 1-1
Captain
India: Rahul Dravid
England: Andrew Flintoff
Engalnd tied the Test series, but fell flat on their faces in the ODI series. Spinners ensured that England won the last Test match at Mumbai after India crushed them at Mohali by 9 wickets. Rahul Dravid was the highest run-scorer with 309 runs while Anil Kumble turned out as the highest-wicket taker. Paul Collingwood and Andrew Flintoff with 272 and 264 runs respectively played handsomely for England.
The ODI series was shambolic for England from the results point of view, but inspite of that there were some bright spots. Kevin Pietersen amassed 291 at 58.20 with 3 half centuries. Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh ended with 242 and 237 runs respectively. Harbhajan Singh was the top wicket taker with 12 wickets.
Results
| Sl No | Date | Venue | Stadium | Innings 1 | Innings 2 | Innings 3 | Innings 4 | Result |
| 1 | March 1-5, 2006 | Nagpur | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground | England: 393/10 | India: 323/10 | England: 297/3 dec | India: 260/6 | Draw |
| 2 | March 9-13, 2006 | Chandigarh | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | England: 300/10 | India: 338/10 | England: 181/10 | India 144/1 | India won by 9 wickets |
| 3 | March 18-22, 2006 | Mumbai | Wankhede Stadium | England: 400/10 | India: 279/10 | England: 191/10 | India: 100/10 | England won by 212 runs |
One Day Internationals
Winner: India 4-1
Captain
India: Rahul Dravid & Virender Sehwag
England: Andrew Flintoff
Results
| Sl No | Date | Venue | Stadium | Innings 1 | Innings 2 | Result |
| 1 | March 28, 2006 | Delhi | Feroz Shah Kotla | India: 203/10 | England: 164/10 | India won by 38 runs |
| 2 | March 31, 2006 | Faridabad | Nahar Singh Stadium | England 226/10 | India: 230/6 | India won by 4 wickets |
| 3 | April 3, 2006 | Margao | Nehru Stadium, Fatords | India: 294/6 | England: 245/10 | India won by 49 runs |
| 4 | April 6, 2006 | Kochi | Nehru Stadium | England: 237/10 | India: 238/6 | India won by 4 wickets |
| 5 | April 9, 2006 | Guwahati | Nehru Stadium | - | - | Match abandoned without a ball being bowled |
| 6 | April 12, 2006 | Jamshedpur | Keenan Stadium | India: 223/10 | England: 227/5 | England won by 5 wickets |
| 7 | April 15, 2006 | Indore | Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground | England: 288/10 | India: 289/3 | India won by 7 wickets |
