History of cricket in India from 1985–86 to 2000

This article describes the history of cricket in India from the 1985–86 season to 2000.

Events

From the 1993–94 season, the Duleep Trophy was converted from a knockout competition to a league format.

Several team names and spellings were altered during the 1990s when traditional Indian names were introduced to replace those that were associated with the British Raj. Most notably, Bombay became Mumbai and the famous venue of Madras became Chennai.

Domestic cricket

Ranji Trophy winners

Duleep Trophy winners

International tours of India

1986–87 Australia

1986–87 Sri Lanka

1986–87 Pakistan

For details of this tour, see : Pakistani cricket team in India in 1986–87

1987–88 West Indies

1988–89 New Zealand

1990–91 Sri Lanka

1991–92 South Africa

This tour marked South Africa's return to official international cricket. A series of three Limited Overs Internationals was won 2–1 by India.

For details of this tour, see : South African cricket team in India in 1991–92

1992–93 England

For details of this tour, see : English cricket team in India in 1992–93

1992–93 Zimbabwe

1993–94 Sri Lanka

1994–95 West Indies

1995–96 New Zealand

1996–97 Australia

1996–97 South Africa

1997–98 Sri Lanka

1997–98 Australia

1998–99 Pakistan

1999–2000 New Zealand

1999–2000 South Africa

External sources

Further reading

  • Ramachandra Guha, A Corner of a Foreign Field – An Indian History of a British Sport, Picador, 2001