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{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = English cricket team in India in 2008–09
| team1_image = Flag of India.svg
| team1_name = India
| team2_image = Flag of England.svg
| team2_name = England
| from_date = 9 November
| to_date = 23 December 2008
| team1_captain = [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]
| team2_captain = [[Kevin Pietersen]]
| no_of_tests = 2
| team1_tests_won = 1
| team2_tests_won = 0
| team1_tests_most_runs = [[Gautam Gambhir]] (361)
| team2_tests_most_runs = [[Andrew Strauss]] (252)
| team1_tests_most_wickets = [[Zaheer Khan]] (8)<br />
[[Harbhajan Singh]] (8)
| team2_tests_most_wickets = [[Graeme Swann]] (8)
| player_of_test_series = [[Zaheer Khan]]
| no_of_ODIs = 7
| team1_ODIs_won = 5
| team2_ODIs_won = 0
| team1_ODIs_most_runs = [[Yuvraj Singh]] (325)
| team2_ODIs_most_runs = [[Owais Shah]] (236)
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets = [[Yuvraj Singh]] (8)
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets = [[Stuart Broad]] (7)
| player_of_ODI_series = [[Yuvraj Singh]]
}}
The [[England cricket team]] toured India from 9 November 2008 to 23 December 2008 and played 2 [[Test cricket|Test matches]] and 5 [[One Day International]]s (ODIs).

Following the [[2008 Mumbai attacks|attacks]] in [[Mumbai]] on 26 November, the final 2 ODIs against India were cancelled, [[India national cricket team|India]] taking the series 5-0.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7751756.stm |title=England call off India one-dayers |access-date=2008-11-27|work=BBC News | date=27 November 2008}}</ref>

As a result of the Mumbai Attacks the Test matches were moved from [[Ahmedabad]] and [[Mumbai]] to [[Chennai]] and [[Mohali]]. England flew home initially and then attended a training camp in [[Abu Dhabi]]. On 7 December the [[England cricket team|England team]] decided to participate in the 2 match Test series<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381142.html |title=England will tour with full squad|access-date=2008-12-08|work=Cric Info}}</ref> and arrived in [[Chennai]] the next day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/381351.html |title=England team arrives in Chennai |access-date=2008-12-08|work=Cric Info}}</ref>

==ODI series==

India won the series 5–0. The last 2 scheduled ODIs were cancelled, following the attacks in Mumbai. The player of the series was [[Yuvraj Singh]], who hit 2 centuries, on his way to 325 runs at an average of 65.00. India secured large winning margins in the first 3 matches, and the last. The fourth and closest match included a controversial application of the Duckworth-Lewis method, prompting the England camp to suggest a rethink of its methodologies.

===1st ODI===
{{Limited overs international
| date = 14 November
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 387/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 229 (37.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Yuvraj Singh]] 138 (78)
| wickets1 = [[Steve Harmison]] 2/75 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Kevin Pietersen]] 63 (56)
| wickets2 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 3/26 (7 overs)
| result = {{cr|IND}} won by 158 runs
| report = [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/indveng/engine/current/match/361043.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground]], [[Rajkot]]
| umpires = [[Amiesh Saheba]] (IND) & [[Russell Tiffin]] (ZIM)
| motm = Yuvraj Singh
}}

===2nd ODI===
{{Limited overs international
| date = 17 November
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 292/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 238 (47 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Yuvraj Singh]] 118 (122)
| wickets1 = [[Stuart Broad]] 4/55 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Owais Shah]] 58 (78)
| wickets2 = [[Yuvraj Singh]] 4/28 (10 overs)
| result = {{cr|IND}} won by 54 runs
| report = [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/indveng/engine/current/match/361044.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground]], [[Indore]]
| umpires = [[Amiesh Saheba]] (IND) & [[Russell Tiffin]] (ZIM)
| motm = [[Yuvraj Singh]]
}}

===3rd ODI===
{{Limited overs international
| date = 20 November
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 240 (48.4 overs)
| score2 = 198/5 (40 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Ravi Bopara]] 60 (82)
| wickets1 = [[Harbhajan Singh]] 3/31 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 68 (76)
| wickets2 = [[Andrew Flintoff]] 3/31 (9 overs)
| result = {{cr|IND}} won by 16 runs [[Duckworth-Lewis method|(D/L)]]
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/13829/game/361045/india-vs-england-3rd-odi-england-tour-of-india-2008-09 Sorecard]
| venue = [[Green Park Stadium|Green Park]], [[Kanpur]]
| umpires = [[Amiesh Saheba]] (IND) & [[Russell Tiffin]] (ZIM)
| motm = [[Harbhajan Singh]]
}}

===4th ODI===
{{Limited overs international
| date = 23 November
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 166/4 (22 overs)
| score2 = 178/8 (22 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 69 (57)
| wickets1 = [[Graeme Swann]] 2/21 (2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Owais Shah]] 72 (48)
| wickets2 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 2/20 (5 overs)
| result = {{cr|IND}} won by 19 runs [[Duckworth-Lewis method|(D/L)]]
| report = [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/indveng/engine/match/361046.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| umpires = [[Amiesh Saheba]] (IND) & [[Daryl Harper]] (AUS)
| motm = [[Virender Sehwag]]
}}

===5th ODI===
{{Limited overs international
| date = 26 November
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 270/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 273/4 (43.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| runs1 = [[Kevin Pietersen]] 111* (128)
| wickets1 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 2/60 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 91 (73)
| wickets2 = [[Ravi Bopara]] 1/42 (6 overs)
| result = {{cr|IND}} won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/indveng/engine/match/361047.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]]
| umpires = [[Amiesh Saheba]] (IND) & [[Daryl Harper]] (AUS)
| motm = [[Virender Sehwag]]
}}

* 2 further ODIs were scheduled for [[Guwahati]] (29 November) and [[Delhi]] (2 December) but were cancelled for security reasons following the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]].

==Test series==

===1st Test===
{{Test match
| date = 11–15 December
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 316 (128.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Andrew Strauss]] 123 (233)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Harbhajan Singh]] 3/96 (38 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 241 (69.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] 53 (82)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Andrew Flintoff]] 3/49 (18.4 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 311/9[[declaration and forfeiture|d]] (105.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Andrew Strauss]] 108 (244)<br>[[Paul Collingwood]] 108 (250)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 3/40 (27 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 387/4 (98.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 103[[not out|*]] (196)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Graeme Swann]] 2/103 (28.3 overs)

| result = India won by 6 wickets
| venue = [[MA Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] (NZ) and [[Daryl Harper]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Virender Sehwag]] (Ind)
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/361050.html Scorecard]
| toss = England won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = [[Graeme Swann]] (Eng) made his Test debut.
*''[[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind) became the second batsman to score 2,000 Test runs against England.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistical highlights: 1st Test, Day 2 |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/statistical-highlights-1st-test-day-2-1601797 |website=NDTVSports.com |access-date=2 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
}}

===2nd Test===
{{Test match
| date = 19–23 December
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 453 (158.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Gautam Gambhir]] 179 (348)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Andrew Flintoff]] 3/54 (30.2 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 302 (83.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Kevin Pietersen]] 144 (201)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Harbhajan Singh]] 4/68 (20.5 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 251/7[[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (73 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Gautam Gambhir]] 97 (229)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Monty Panesar]] 1/44 (10 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 64/1 (28 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Ian Bell]] 24[[not out|*]] (70)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Ishant Sharma]] 1/7 (5 overs)

| result = Match drawn
| venue = [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] (Pak) and [[Daryl Harper]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Gautam Gambhir]] (Ind)
| report = [http://espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/361051.html Scorecard]
| rain =
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes =
}}

* The Test matches were originally scheduled for [[Ahmedabad]] and [[Mumbai]] but were moved to [[Chennai]] and [[Mohali]] following the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]].

==Tour Matches==

===Mumbai XI vs England XI===
{{Limited overs international
| date = 9 November
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 297/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 175/8 (50 overs)
| team2 = [[Mumbai cricket team|Mumbai XI]]
| runs1 = [[Andrew Flintoff]] 100* (85)
| wickets1 = [[Vineet Sinha]] 1/32 (6.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Abhijit Shetye]] 50 (118)
| wickets2 = [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] 3/15 (8 overs)
| result = England XI won by 122 runs
| report = [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/indveng/engine/match/361040.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Amiesh Saheba]] & [[MR Singh]]
| motm =
| rain = 12 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding)
}}

===Mumbai Cricket Association XI vs England XI===
{{Limited overs international
| date = 11 November
| team1 = [[Mumbai Cricket Association]] XI
| score1 = 222/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 98 (25 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| runs1 = [[Sushant Marathe]] 65 (98)
| wickets1 = [[Steve Harmison]] 2/38 (10 overs)
| runs2 = [[Graeme Swann]] 24* (31)
| wickets2 = [[Kshemal Waingankar]] 5/37 (8 overs)
| result = Mumbai Cricket Association XI won by 124 runs
| report = [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/indveng/engine/match/361041.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Amiesh Saheba]] & [[MR Singh]]
| motm = |
| rain = Players per side: Mumbai 13 (11 batting, 11 fielding); England 12 (11 batting, 11 fielding)
}}

* A first class tour match was also planned but was cancelled following the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{International cricket in 2008-09}}
{{International cricket tours of India}}

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[[Category:English cricket tours of India|2008–09]]
[[Category:Indian cricket seasons from 2000–01]]
[[Category:International cricket competitions in 2008–09]]

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