Team India, which has not been able to win a Test series in England for 18 years, is ready to try once again. The team will play a series of 5 Test matches in England. The first match will start at 3.30 pm according to Indian timing at Leeds Stadium in Headingley from June 20. Team India will play under the leadership of 25-year-old young captain Shubman Gill. At the same time, England is being led by 34-year-old experienced all-rounder Ben Stokes.
India began its international cricket career at the Lord’s Stadium in England in 1932, but the team has won only three Test series here in 94 years. India began its cricketing journey in 1932 by playing a Test match against England. Colonel CK Naidu captained India in the match. However, the team lost the match by 158 runs in a four-day match at Lord’s Stadium.
In 94 years from 1932 to 2025, Team India played 19 Test series in England. India won 3, while 2 were drawn. The team had to face defeat in 14. India has been able to win only 13% of the Tests against England in English conditions. It took 39 years for India to win its first Test series in England. In 1971, under the captaincy of Ajit Wadekar, Team India drew the first two matches of the 3-Test series and won the last match to win the series 1-0.
India had lost 6 series before winning its first series in England. After 1971, India lost 3 consecutive series in England, then won the 3 Test series 2-0 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev. After this, India played a 4 match series draw 1-1 under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly in 2002, then won the very next series in 2007 under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid.