Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:50pm on 24 Aug 2023,Thursday Sports
August 24, 2023 marks 52 years since India's historic Test series triumph in England under captain Ajit Wadekar. After drawing the first two matches, India won the third Test at the Oval to clinch their maiden series win in England, having defeated West Indies earlier in 1971. Batting first, England scored 355. India replied with 284, led by fifties from Dilip Sardesai and Farokh Engineer. Leg-spinner Bhagwat Chandrasekhar then spun a web, taking 6/38 as England collapsed for 101 in the second innings. Chasing 173, crucial scores from Wadekar, Sardesai, Gundappa Viswanath, and Engineer sealed India's first-ever Test win in England.
