Indian cricket team in England in 2011

Squads

† Virat Kohli, Pragyan Ojha and RP Singh replaced the injured Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan, respectively, for the third and fourth Test matches.

‡ Ravindra Jadeja replaced the injured Gautam Gambhir for the ODI series.

Tour matches

First-class: Somerset v Indians

| score-team1-inns1 = 425/3d (96 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = Arul Suppiah 156 (259) | wickets-team1-inns1 = Suresh Raina 1/53 (9 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 224 (52.4 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = Suresh Raina 103* (112) | wickets-team2-inns1 = Charl Willoughby 6/76 (20 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 260/2d (41 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = Andrew Strauss 109* (135) | wickets-team1-inns2 = Amit Mishra 2/123 (14 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 69/0 (16.4 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = Gautam Gambhir 36* (49) | wickets-team2-inns2 =

India rested a number of their Test players for their first match of the tour; Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar and Harbhajan Singh were all left out of the team. The weakened bowling attack showed on the first day of the match, when Somerset scored 329 for the loss of two wickets from a rain-reduced 75 overs. Andrew Strauss, the England Test captain and Middlesex player, opened the innings as a guest batsman for Somerset, showed aggression initially, scoring 78 runs out of an opening partnership of 101, before getting out. Andrew McGlashan, summarising the day for ESPNcricinfo, described his innings as "commanding", and his shots "in good working order". After Strauss' dismissal, his opening partner Arul Suppiah began to score more freely, and reached his century off 179 balls, scoring his second 50 from just 57 deliveries. Suppiah and Nick Compton put on a second wicket partnership of 223 before Compton was dismissed for 88. Suppiah reached 156, his highest first-class score before he was out, and Somerset eventually declared their innings closed at 425/3.

In reply, the Indians struggled with the bat during the second, rain affected day; Somerset's Charl Willoughby took five wickets against a batting line-up which showed its lack of match practice. On the third morning, Suresh Raina controlled the strike well to bat his way to a century and stake his claim for a place in first Test, dominating a final wicket partnership of 84. Somerset once more look assured with the bat during their second innings, in which Strauss reached a century, eventually finishing 109 not out, and Peter Trego scored a rapid 85 runs from 57 balls. Somerset declared at tea on the final day, leaving India only a short period to bat in the second innings. The match finished as a draw, but Somerset coach Andrew Hurry suggested that Somerset had "bullied" India, and that it had been "a perfect three days" for Strauss.

Two-day: Northamptonshire v Indians

| score-team1-inns1 = 352 (95.3 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = Abhinav Mukund 113 (160) | wickets-team1-inns1 = Luke Evans 4/74 (21.3 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 355/7 (83.2 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = Niall O'Brien 117 (172) | wickets-team2-inns1 = Amit Mishra 2/64 (25 overs)

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| score-team2-inns2 = | runs-team2-inns2 = | wickets-team2-inns2 =

List A: Sussex Sharks v Indians

List A: Kent Spitfires v Indians

Twenty 20: Leicestershire Foxes v Indians

Test series

Main article: Pataudi Trophy

England won the Test series 4–0, their third whitewash in series of more than three Test matches. In winning the series by more than two clear matches, England took India's place at the top of the ICC Test Championship, while India dropped to third place. The men of the series were England's Stuart Broad – who took 25 wickets in the series – and Rahul Dravid – who scored three centuries.

1st Test

| score-team1-inns1 = 474/8d (131.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = Kevin Pietersen 202* (326) | wickets-team1-inns1 = Praveen Kumar 5/106 (40.3 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 286 (95.5 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = Rahul Dravid 103* (220) | wickets-team2-inns1 = Stuart Broad 4/37 (22 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 269/6d (71 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = Matt Prior 103* (120) | wickets-team1-inns2 = Ishant Sharma 4/59 (22 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 261 (96.3 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = Suresh Raina 78 (136) | wickets-team2-inns2 = James Anderson 5/65 (28 overs)

This match was the 2,000th Test in the history of cricket and the 100th between India and England. India's tour got off to the worst possible start with Zaheer Khan injuring himself in the 42nd over shortly before tea, leaving India with just three regular bowlers for the rest of the match. England made the most of the depleted bowling, with Pietersen scoring a rapid imperious undefeated double-century as England declared with the score on 474/8. India responded well initially, but were eventually bowled out for 286 with Rahul Dravid's slow defiant century being the saving grace. England worked themselves into a position of control in the second innings, with India's bowling lacking any penetration. India were bowled out on the final day of the Test with nearly 30 overs to spare.

2nd Test

| score-team1-inns1 = 221 (68.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = Stuart Broad 64 (66) | wickets-team1-inns1 = Praveen Kumar 3/45 (22 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 288 (91.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = Rahul Dravid 117 (235) | wickets-team2-inns1 = Stuart Broad 6/46 (24.1 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 544 (120.2 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = Ian Bell 159 (206) | wickets-team1-inns2 = Praveen Kumar 4/124 (36 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 158 (47.4 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = Sachin Tendulkar 56 (86) | wickets-team2-inns2 = Tim Bresnan 5/48 (12 overs)

In their first innings, England were 124/8 but recovered well. Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann had a partnership of 73 runs and salvaged the innings for England who were eventually dismissed for 221. In reply, India reached 267/4 with Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh sharing a partnership of 128 runs before England bowler Stuart Broad took a hat-trick, dismissing MS Dhoni (caught Anderson), Harbhajan Singh (lbw) and Praveen Kumar (bowled) and finished with his best Test figures to date, with 6 for 46. This hat-trick was part of a remarkable spell of 16 balls in which Broad got five wickets without conceding a run. India were dismissed for 288, a lead of 67. Ian Bell was involved in a controversial run-out decision with the final delivery before tea on the third day when he was on 139 not out. Bell walked off the field, believing that the previous shot played by Eoin Morgan had gone to the boundary for four. However, the ball had been kept in play and was thrown back to the middle, where India removed the bails. It was referred to the third umpire, Billy Bowden, who gave Bell out. During the tea interval, England captain Andrew Strauss and coach Andy Flower met with the Indian captain Dhoni and their coach Duncan Fletcher and they agreed to withdraw the appeal. Bell was eventually dismissed for 159. England continued to bat strongly with allrounder Tim Bresnan getting 90 runs. England were eventually bowled out for 544, setting India a target of 478 runs to win. India's response to this target was poor and they slumped to 68/6 at tea on day 4. England dismissed India's top second innings scorer, Sachin Tendulkar for 56 soon after tea. England wrapped the game up in the evening session, dismissing India for 158, winning by 319 runs.

3rd Test

| score-team1-inns1 = 224 (62.2 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = MS Dhoni 77 (96) | wickets-team1-inns1 = Stuart Broad 4/53 (17 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 710/7d (188.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = Alastair Cook 294 (545) | wickets-team2-inns1 = Amit Mishra 3/150 (43 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 244 (55.3 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = MS Dhoni 74* (79) | wickets-team1-inns2 = James Anderson 4/85 (18 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = | runs-team2-inns2 = | wickets-team2-inns2 =

• Lunch taken early on Day 3 due to rain.

India were put into bat by England and were reduced to 111 for 7, before making a recovery to finish 224 all out on the first day. Alastair Cook made a mammoth 294 batting for two whole days, the sixth highest score by an English batsman, as England finished on 710 for 7. Indian batsman Virender Sehwag was dismissed for golden duck in both innings of the match – a king pair. Sachin Tendulkar was run-out on 40, after backing up MS Dhoni, when Dhoni's strike was deflected back onto the stumps by Graeme Swann.

4th Test

| score-team1-inns1 = 591/6d (153 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = Ian Bell 235 (364) | wickets-team1-inns1 = Sreesanth 3/123 (29 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 300 (94 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = Rahul Dravid 146* (266) | wickets-team2-inns1 = Tim Bresnan 3/54 (17 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = | runs-team1-inns2 = | wickets-team1-inns2 =

| score-team2-inns2 = 283 (91 overs) (f/o) | runs-team2-inns2 = Sachin Tendulkar 91 (172) | wickets-team2-inns2 = Graeme Swann 6/106 (38 overs)

• Rain on day 3 limited play to 63 overs.

Statistics

Individual

Team

Other

• Kevin Pietersen reached 6,000 Test runs when he reached 172 in the first innings of the First Test.
• Ian Bell reached 5,000 Test runs when he reached 208 in the first innings of the Fourth Test.

T20I series

Only T20I

ODI series

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

4th ODI

5th ODI

References

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