History Of Cricket In India From 1985–86 To 2000

This article describes the history of cricket in India from the 1985–86 season to 2000.

Events

From the 1993–94 season, the Duleep Trophy was converted from a knockout competition to a league format.

Several team names and spellings were altered during the 1990s when traditional Indian names were introduced to replace those that were associated with the British Raj. Most notably, Bombay became Mumbai and the famous venue of Madras became Chennai.

Domestic cricket

Ranji Trophy winners

* 1985–86 – Delhi
* 1986–87 – Hyderabad
* 1987–88 – Tamil Nadu
* 1988–89 – Delhi
* 1989–90 – Bengal
* 1990–91 – Haryana
* 1991–92 – Delhi
* 1992–93 – Punjab
* 1993–94 – Bombay
* 1994–95 – Bombay
* 1995–96 – Karnataka
* 1996–97 – Mumbai
* 1997–98 – Karnataka
* 1998–99 – Karnataka
* 1999–2000 – Mumbai

Duleep Trophy winners

* 1985–86 – West Zone
* 1986–87 – South Zone
* 1987–88 – North Zone
* 1988–89 – North Zone & West Zone (shared)
* 1989–90 – South Zone
* 1990–91 – North Zone
* 1991–92 – North Zone
* 1992–93 – North Zone
* 1993–94 – North Zone
* 1994–95 – North Zone
* 1995–96 – South Zone
* 1996–97 – Central Zone
* 1997–98 – Central Zone & West Zone (shared)
* 1998–99 – Central Zone
* 1999–2000 – North Zone

International tours of India

1986–87 Australia

1st Test
at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – tied match

2nd Test
at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn

3rd Test
at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – match drawn

1986–87 Sri Lanka

1st Test
at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn

2nd Test
at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – India won by an innings and 106 runs

3rd Test
at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack – India won by an innings and 67 runs

1986–87 Pakistan

1st Test
at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – match drawn

2nd Test
at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn

3rd Test
at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur – match drawn

4th Test
at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad – match drawn

5th Test
at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Pakistan won by 16 runs

''For details of this tour, see'' : Pakistani cricket team in India in 1986–87

1987–88 West Indies

1st Test
at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – West Indies won by 5 wickets

2nd Test
at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – match drawn

3rd Test
at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn

4th Test
at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – India won by 255 runs

1988–89 New Zealand

1st Test
at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – India won by 172 runs

2nd Test
at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – New Zealand won by 136 runs

3rd Test
at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad – India won by 10 wickets

1990–91 Sri Lanka

1st Test
at Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh – India won by an innings and 8 runs

1991–92 South Africa

This tour marked South Africa's return to official international cricket. A series of three Limited Overs Internationals was won 2–1 by India.

''For details of this tour, see'' : South African cricket team in India in 1991–92

1992–93 England

1st Test
at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – India won by 8 wickets

2nd Test
at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – India won by an innings and 22 runs

3rd Test
at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – India won by an innings and 15 runs

''For details of this tour, see'' : English cricket team in India in 1992–93

1992–93 Zimbabwe

1st Test
at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by an innings and 13 runs

1993–94 Sri Lanka

1st Test
at KD Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow – India won by an innings and 119 runs

2nd Test
at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – India won by an innings and 95 runs

3rd Test
at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad – India won by an innings and 17 runs

1994–95 West Indies

1st Test
at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – India won by 96 runs

2nd Test
at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – match drawn

3rd Test
at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – West Indies won by 243 runs

1995–96 New Zealand

1st Test
at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – India won by 8 wickets

2nd Test
at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – match drawn

3rd Test
at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack – match drawn

1996–97 Australia

1st Test
at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by 7 wickets

1996–97 South Africa

1st Test
at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad – India won by 64 runs

2nd Test
at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – South Africa won by 329 runs

3rd Test
at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – India won by 280 runs

1997–98 Sri Lanka

1st Test
at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – match drawn

2nd Test
at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – match drawn

3rd Test
at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – match drawn

1997–98 Australia

1st Test
at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai – India won by 179 runs

2nd Test
at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – India won by an innings and 219 runs

3rd Test
at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Australia won by 8 wickets

1998–99 Pakistan

1st Test
at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai – Pakistan won by 12 runs

2nd Test
at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by 212 runs

1999–2000 New Zealand

1st Test
at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – match drawn

2nd Test
at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – India won by 8 wickets

3rd Test
at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad – match drawn

1999–2000 South Africa

1st Test
at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – South Africa Won by 4 wickets

2nd Test
at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – South Africa won by an innings and 71 runs

External sources

CricketArchive – Itinerary of Events in India

Further reading

* Ramachandra Guha, ''A Corner of a Foreign Field – An Indian History of a British Sport'', Picador, 2001

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