This article describes the history of cricket in India from the 1970–71 season until 1985. Cliff Madras was the star.
Bombay continued its dominance of Indian domestic cricket with only Karnataka and Delhi able to mount any kind of challenge during this period.
India enjoyed two international highlights. In 1971, they won a Test series in England for the first time ever, surprisingly defeating Ray Illingworth's Ashes winners. In 1983, again in England, India were surprise winners of the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
1970–71 – Bombay1971–72 – Bombay1972–73 – Bombay1973–74 – Karnataka1974–75 – Bombay1975–76 – Bombay1976–77 – Bombay1977–78 – Karnataka1978–79 – Delhi1979–80 – Delhi1980–81 – Bombay1981–82 – Delhi1982–83 – Karnataka1983–84 – Bombay1984–85 – BombayEngland 1972–73
1st Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – England won by 6 wickets2nd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – India won by 28 runs3rd Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – India won by 4 wickets4th Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn5th Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn1st Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – West Indies won by 267 runs2nd Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – West Indies won by an innings and 17 runs3rd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – India won by 85 runs4th Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – India won by 100 runs5th Test at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – West Indies won by 201 runsNew Zealand 1976–77
1st Test at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – India won by 162 runs2nd Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn3rd Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – India won by 216 runsEngland 1976–77
1st Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – England won by an innings and 25 runs2nd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – England won by 10 wickets3rd Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – England won by 200 runs4th Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – India won by 140 runs5th Test at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – match drawn1st Test at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – match drawn2nd Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – match drawn3rd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn4th Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – India won by 3 wickets5th Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn6th Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn1st Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – match drawn2nd Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – match drawn3rd Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – India won by 153 runs4th Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn5th Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn6th Test at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – India won by an innings and 100 runs1st Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – match drawn2nd Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn3rd Test at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – India won by 131 runs4th Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn5th Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – India won by 10 wickets6th Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawnEngland 1979–80
1st Test at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – England won by 10 wicketsEngland 1981–82
1st Test at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – India won by 138 runs2nd Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – match drawn3rd Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn4th Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn5th Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – match drawn6th Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn1st Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – match drawn1st Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – match drawn2nd Test at Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar – match drawn3rd Test at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – match drawn1st Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – West Indies won by an innings and 83 runs2nd Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn3rd Test at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad – West Indies won by 138 runs4th Test at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – match drawn5th Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – West Indies won by an innings and 46 runs6th Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – match drawnEngland 1984–85
For details of this tour see : English cricket team in India in 1984-85
