The Indian cricket team is on a tour of England, where they have to play a five -match Test series against the hosts. The first match of the Test series is to be played at the Handingley Cricket Ground in Leeds from 20 June (Friday). It is through this match that Shubman Gill will start his new innings as an Indian Test captain.

When did Team India win Test in Leeds?

♦ If seen, the performance of the Indian team is mixed on the headingley cricket ground of Leeds. The Indian team has played a total of 7 Test matches here, which has been against the hosts England. In four of these seven matches, the Indian team had to face defeat. While he won in two matches. A match was left on a draw.

The Indian team won the first Test victory on this ground in the year 1986 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev. Then the Indian team defeated England by 6 wickets. Then under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly, the Indian team won the Test on this venue in 2001. Team India led by Ganguly won by an innings and 46 runs.

Last time was found under Virat’s captaincy

The Indian team also played a Test match in Leeds’s headingley on their last England tour. Then the third match of the five -match Test series was held on this ground, in which Virat Kohli captained the Indian team. Joe Root was the captain of the English team. That match was not memorable for the Indian team. In that Test match played from 25 to 28 August 2021, England won by an innings and 76 runs.

In the match, Indian captain Virat Kohli had decided to bat first, which proved to be wrong. India’s entire team was reduced to just 78 runs in the first innings. Apart from Rohit Sharma (19 runs) and Ajinkya Rahane (18 runs), the rest of the Indian batsmen could not reach double digits. James Anderson and Craig overton took three wickets each. At the same time, Sam Karan and Oli Robinson also got two successes.

In response, England scored 432 runs in their first innings and got a big lead of 354 runs. Joe Root scored a brilliant 121 runs with the help of 14 fours. David Malan also scored 70 runs and performed the root well. Openers Haseeb Hameed (68 runs) and Rory Burns (61 runs) did not give India any chance with a new ball. Mohammed Shami took the most four wickets for India. Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammad Siraj also took two wickets each. Then in the second innings towards India, veteran batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli showed the intat, but it was difficult to bridge such a big lead in England.

As a result, the entire team of India was reduced to 278 runs in the second innings and the match ended on the fourth day. In the second innings, Cheteshwar Pujara scored the most 91 runs with the help of 15 fours from the Indian team. At the same time, half -century innings came out of the bat of Rohit Sharma (59 runs) and Virat Kohli (55 runs). For England, fast bowler Oli Robinson took the most five wickets. At the same time, Craig Overn achieved three successes. James Anderson and Moin Ali also got one wicket each.

♦ There the England team has played 80 Test matches so far at the Handingley Cricket Ground in Leeds. During this time he won in 37 matches. While hosts England lost in 25 Tests. 18 matches were also left on the draw. On this ground, the English team’s percentage of victory in Test cricket has been 46.25.

Results of all 7 Test matches of Team India in Leeds
5-9 June 1952: England defeated India by 7 wickets
2-4 July 1959: England wins by innings and 173 runs
8-13 July 1967: England win by 6 wickets
16-21 August 1979: Draw
19-23 June 1986: India beat England by 279 runs
22-26 August 2002: India won by innings and 46 runs
25-28 August 2021: England’s innings and 76 runs win

India vs England H2H (Test Cricket)
Total Test: 136
India won: 35
England won: 51
Draw: 50

Test record between India-England (in England)
Total Test: 67
India won: 9
England won: 36
Draw: 22

H2H (Test Cricket) in Leeds between India and England
Total Test: 7
India won: 2
England won: 4
Draw: 1

18 -member Indian team for England tour: Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Rishabh Pant (Deputy Captain/Wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Juril (wicketkeeper), Abhimanyu Ishwar, Shardul Thakur, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna, Karun Nair, Kulne Nair, Kulpadh Singh, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kuldeep, Kulpadh, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulpandar, Kulpadh, Kulpandar, Kulla Yadav

England team for first Test against India: Ben Stokes (Captain), Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook, Bridon Cars, Sam Cook, Jack Crlay, Ben Docket, Jamie Olon, Oli Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tung, Chris Woakes.

Full schedule of India vs England Test series
First Test: 20-24 June, 2025- Handingley, Leeds
Second Test: July 2-6, 2025- Edgbaston, Birmingham
Third Test: 10-14 July, 2025- Lords, London
Fourth Test: 23-27 July, 2025- Old Trafford, Manchester
Fifth Test: 31 July-4 August, 2025- The Oval, London