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For Indian cricketers, England has always been one of the toughest countries to play red-ball cricket in. With conditions at home being more favourable to spin and pitches keeping comparatively low, Indian touring teams have, over the decades, struggled to get accustomed to the swing and carry on offer in England.
India have played 18 Test series in England and emerged victorious on just three occasions (1971, 1986 and 2007), with 14 of those series won by the hosts and one (2002) ending in a draw.
Since 1932, India have played a total of 62 Tests in England and won just seven of those matches, with the hosts winning 34 and 21 being draws.
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And when Barbadians celebrated National Heroes Day on Wednesday, it provided yet another opportunity to highlight some of the wonderful achievements of the island’s only living national hero, who is now aged 84.
Regarded as the world’s greatest ever all-rounder, Sir Garfield, a former Barbados and West Indies captain, played 93 Test matches. A left-hander, he scored 8032 runs including 26 centuries and 30 half-centuries at an average of 57.78, and took 235 wickets at 34.03 runs apiece, bowling either left-arm fast-medium, or two styles of spin – orthodox and wrist. He also held 109 catches.
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India’s fast bowling attack, capable of crossing the 140kmph mark consistently, can match the best in the business
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India’s fast bowling attack, capable of crossing the 140kmph mark consistently, can match the best in the business
In Johannesburg three years ago, India did something that was so startling, so historically unexpected that for many it overshadowed the result of the Test match. India beat South Africa, but what stood out was their bowling line-up.