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	\| notes = [[Geoff Cook\|G Cook]] and [[Jack Richards\|CJ Richards]] (both ENG), and [[Randhir Singh (cricketer)\|Randhir Singh]], [[Ravi Shastri\|RJ Shastri]] and [[Krishnamachari Srikkanth\|K Srikkanth]] (all IND) made their ODI debuts.''		\| notes = [[Geoff Cook\|G Cook]] and [[Jack Richards (cricketer, born 1958)\|CJ Richards]] (both ENG), and [[Randhir Singh (cricketer)\|Randhir Singh]], [[Ravi Shastri\|RJ Shastri]] and [[Krishnamachari Srikkanth\|K Srikkanth]] (all IND) made their ODI debuts.''
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{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = English cricket team in India in 1981–82
| team1_image = Flag of England.svg
| team1_name = England
| team2_image = Flag of India.svg
| team2_name = India
| from_date = 11 November 1981
| to_date = 4 February 1982
| team1_captain = [[Keith Fletcher]]
| team2_captain = [[Sunil Gavaskar]]
| no_of_tests = 6
| team1_tests_won = 0
| team2_tests_won = 1
| team1_tests_most_runs = [[Graham Gooch]] (487)
| team2_tests_most_runs = [[Sunil Gavaskar]] (500)
| team1_tests_most_wickets = [[Ian Botham]] (17)
| team2_tests_most_wickets = [[Dilip Doshi]] (22)<br />[[Kapil Dev]] (22)
| player_of_test_series = [[Kapil Dev]]
}}

The [[England cricket team]] toured [[India]] from 11 November 1981 to 4 February 1982 and played 6 [[Test cricket|Test matches]].

India won the Test series 1-0.

==Test matches==

===1st Test===
{{Test match
| date =27 Nov-1 Dec 1981
| team1 ={{cr-rt|India}}
| team2 ={{cr|England}}

| score-team1-inns1 =179 (57 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 =[[Sunil Gavaskar]] 55
| wickets-team1-inns1 =[[Graham Dilley]] 4/47 (13 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 =166 (100.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 =[[Geoff Boycott]] 60
| wickets-team2-inns1 =[[Dilip Doshi]] 5/39 (29.1 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =227 (77.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 =[[Kapil Dev]] 46
| wickets-team1-inns2 =[[Ian Botham]] 5/61 (22.3 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =102 (26.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 =[[Ian Botham]] 29
| wickets-team2-inns2 =[[Madan Lal]] 5/23 (12 overs)

| result =India won by 138 runs
| venue =[[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Bombay]]
| umpires =S Kishen, [[Kasturi Ramaswami|KB Ramaswami]]
| report =[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/41/41824.html scorecard]
| toss =India won the toss and decided to bat
| rain =
| motm=[[Kapil Dev]]
}}

===2nd Test===
{{Test match
| date =9–14 December 1981
| team1 ={{cr-rt|England}}
| team2 ={{cr|India}}

| score-team1-inns1 =400 (158 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 =[[David Gower]] 82
| wickets-team1-inns1 =[[Ravi Shastri]] 4/83 (43 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 =428 (150 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 =[[Sunil Gavaskar]] 172
| wickets-team2-inns1 =[[John Lever]] 5/100 (36 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =174/3 d. (69 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 =[[Geoff Boycott]] 50
| wickets-team1-inns2 =[[Ravi Shastri]] 1/31 (20 overs)

| result =Match drawn
| venue =[[M Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| umpires =[[Madhav Gothoskar|MV Gothoskar]], [[Ram Punjabi|PR Punjabi]]
| report =[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/41/41852.html Scorecard]
| toss =England won the toss and decided to bat
| rain =
| motm=[[Sunil Gavaskar]]
}}

===3rd Test===
{{Test match
| date =23–28 December 1981
| team1 ={{cr-rt|England}}
| team2 ={{cr|India}}

| score-team1-inns1 =476/9 d. (156.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 =[[Chris Tavaré]] 149
| wickets-team1-inns1 =[[Madan Lal]] 5/85 (32 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 =487 (160.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 =[[Gundappa Viswanath]] 107
| wickets-team2-inns1 =[[Graham Gooch]] 2/12 (8.1 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =68/0 d. (19 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 =[[Geoff Boycott]] 34
| wickets-team1-inns2 =[[Madan Lal]] 0/4 (3 overs)

| result =Match drawn
| venue =[[Feroz Shah Kotla]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires =[[S. N. Hanumantha Rao|SN Hanumantha Rao]], S Kishen
| report =[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/41/41879.html scorecard]
| toss =England won the toss and decided to bat
| rain =
| motm=[[Chris Tavaré]]
}}

===4th Test===
{{Test match
| date =1–6 January 1982
| team1 ={{cr-rt|England}}
| team2 ={{cr|India}}

| score-team1-inns1 =248 (108.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 =[[Keith Fletcher]] 69
| wickets-team1-inns1 =[[Kapil Dev]] 6/91 (31 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 =208 (100 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 =[[Dilip Vengsarkar]] 70
| wickets-team2-inns1 =[[Derek Underwood]] 3/45 (29 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =265/5 d. (90 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 =[[David Gower]] 74
| wickets-team1-inns2 =[[Dilip Doshi]] 2/63 (27 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =170/3 (83 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 =[[Sunil Gavaskar]] 83
| wickets-team2-inns2 =[[John Emburey]] 2/62 (30 overs)

| result =Match drawn
| venue =[[Eden Gardens]], [[Calcutta]]
| umpires =[[Madhav Gothoskar|MV Gothoskar]], S Kishen
| report =[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/41/41902.html scorecard]
| toss =England won the toss and decided to bat
| rain =
| motm=[[Keith Fletcher]]
}}

===5th Test===
{{Test match
| date =13–18 January 1982
| team1 ={{cr-rt|India}}
| team2 ={{cr|England}}

| score-team1-inns1 =481/4 d. (152.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 =[[Gundappa Viswanath]] 222
| wickets-team1-inns1 =[[Bob Willis]] 2/79 (28.1 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 =328 (155.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 =[[Graham Gooch]] 127
| wickets-team2-inns1 =[[Dilip Doshi]] 4/69 (57 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =160/3 d. (50 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 =[[Pranab Roy]] 60
| wickets-team1-inns2 =[[Bob Willis]] 1/15 (7 overs)

| result =Match drawn
| venue =[[MA Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chepauk]], [[Madras]]
| umpires =[[Bhairab Ganguli|B Ganguli]], [[S. N. Hanumantha Rao|SN Hanumantha Rao]]
| report =[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/41/41944.html scorecard]
| toss =England won the toss and decided to field
| rain =
| motm=[[Gundappa Viswanath]]
}}

===6th Test===
{{Test match
| date =30 Jan-4 Feb 1982
| team1 ={{cr-rt|England}}
| team2 ={{cr|India}}

| score-team1-inns1 =378/9 d. (115.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 =[[Ian Botham]] 142
| wickets-team1-inns1 =[[Dilip Doshi]] 4/81 (34.2 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 =377/7 d. (122 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 =[[Kapil Dev]] 116
| wickets-team2-inns1 =[[Bob Willis]] 3/75 (23 overs)

| result =Match drawn
| venue =[[Green Park Stadium|Modi Stadium]], [[Kanpur]]
| umpires =[[Dara Dotiwalla|DN Dotiwalla]], [[Madhav Gothoskar|MV Gothoskar]]
| report =[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/42/42004.html scorecard]
| toss =England won the toss and decided to bat
| rain =
| motm=
}}

==One Day Internationals (ODIs)==

India won the Wills Series 2-1.

===1st ODI===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 25 November 1981
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}

| score1 = 156/7 (46 overs)
| runs1 = [[Dilip Vengsarkar|DB Vengsarkar]] 46 (85)
| wickets1 = [[Derek Underwood|DL Underwood]] 2/18 (10 overs)

| score2 = 160/5 (43.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mike Gatting|MW Gatting]] 47[[not out|*]] (68)
| wickets2 = [[Roger Binny|RMH Binny]] 3/35 (7.5 overs)

| result = England won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/41/41819.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad|Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
| umpires = [[Madhav Gothoskar|MV Gothoskar]] and [[S. N. Hanumantha Rao|SN Hanumantha Rao]]
| motm = [[Mike Gatting|MW Gatting]] (ENG)
| toss = England won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = The match was reduced from 50 overs to 46 overs per side.
| notes = [[Geoff Cook|G Cook]] and [[Jack Richards|CJ Richards]] (both ENG), and [[Randhir Singh (cricketer)|Randhir Singh]], [[Ravi Shastri|RJ Shastri]] and [[Krishnamachari Srikkanth|K Srikkanth]] (all IND) made their ODI debuts.''
*''This was the first one-day international played in India.''
}}

===2nd ODI===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 20 December 1981
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score1 = 161/7 (36 overs)
| runs1 = [[Mike Gatting|MW Gatting]] 71[[not out|*]] (58)
| wickets1 = [[Kapil Dev]] 2/26 (8 overs)

| score2 = 164/4 (35.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dilip Vengsarkar|DB Vengsarkar]] 88[[not out|*]] (107)
| wickets2 = [[Graham Gooch|GA Gooch]] 2/25 (7 overs)

| result = India won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/41/41878.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Gandhi Stadium]], [[Jalandhar]]
| umpires = [[Jiban Ghosh (umpire)|JD Ghosh]] and [[Swaroop Kishen|S Kishen]]
| motm = [[Dilip Vengsarkar|DB Vengsarkar]] (IND)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = The match was reduced before play started from 50 overs to 36 overs per side.
| notes = [[Suru Nayak|SV Nayak]] (IND) made his ODI debut.
}}

===3rd ODI===
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 27 January 1982
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score1 = 230/6 (46 overs)
| runs1 = [[Keith Fletcher|KWR Fletcher]] 69 (52)
| wickets1 = [[Sandeep Patil|SM Patil]] 2/53 (10 overs)

| score2 = 231/5 (42 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sunil Gavaskar|SM Gavaskar]] 71 (87)
| wickets2 = [[Derek Underwood|DL Underwood]] 3/48 (10 overs)

| result = India won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/41/41992.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]]
| umpires = [[Ram Punjabi|PR Punjabi]] and [[Kasturi Ramaswami|KB Ramaswami]]
| motm = [[Sunil Gavaskar|SM Gavaskar]] (IND)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = The match was reduced from 50 overs to 46 overs per side.
| notes = [[Arun Lal|J Arun Lal]] and [[Ashok Malhotra|AO Malhotra]] (both IND) made their ODI debuts.
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/1/England_in_India_and_Sri_Lanka_1981-82.html Cricarchive]
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/61792.html Tour page CricInfo]
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/61792.html?view=records Record CricInfo]

{{International cricket tours of India}}

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[[Category:Indian cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000]]
[[Category:International cricket competitions from 1980–81 to 1985]]

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