Indian cricket team in England in 1996

India in England 1996
Teams	India	England
Dates	5 May – 9 July 1996
Captains	Mohammad Azharuddin	Mike Atherton
Number of Tests	3
Tests won	0	1
Most runs (Tests)	Sourav Ganguly (315)	Nasser Hussain (318)
Most wickets (Tests)	Venkatesh Prasad (16)	Chris Lewis (15)
Player of Series (Tests)	Sourav Ganguly (Ind), Nasser Hussain (Eng)
Number of ODIs	3
ODIs won	0	2
Most runs (ODIs)	Mohammad Azharuddin (128)	Ali Brown (155)
Most wickets (ODIs)	Venkatesh Prasad (5)	Dominic Cork (5)
Player of Series (ODIs)	Mohammad Azharuddin (Ind), Chris Lewis (Eng)

The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1996 season and played 11 first-class matches including 3 Tests. They also played in three limited overs internationals.

England won the Test series 1-0 with two matches drawn:

• 1st Test (Edgbaston) – England won by 8 wickets
• 2nd Test (Lord's Cricket Ground) – match drawn
• 3rd Test (Trent Bridge) – match drawn

The Indian team was captained by Mohammed Azharuddin and included notable players such as Sanjay Manjrekar, Anil Kumble, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar.

External sources

CricketArchive – tour itineraries

Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1997
• Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1997

Further reading

• Ramachandra Guha, A Corner of a Foreign Field - An Indian History of a British Sport, Picador, 2001