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

1985–86 – Delhi
1986–87 – Hyderabad
1987–88 – Tamil Nadu
1988–89 – Delhi
1989–90 – Bengal
1990–91 – Haryana
1991–92 – Delhi
1992–93 – Punjab
1993–94 – Bombay
1994–95 – Bombay
1995–96 – Karnataka
1996–97 – Mumbai
1997–98 – Karnataka
1998–99 – Karnataka
1999–2000 – Mumbai

Duleep Trophy winners

1985–86 – West Zone
1986–87 – South Zone
1987–88 – North Zone
1988–89 – North Zone & West Zone (shared)
1989–90 – South Zone
1990–91 – North Zone
1991–92 – North Zone
1992–93 – North Zone
1993–94 – North Zone
1994–95 – North Zone
1995–96 – South Zone
1996–97 – Central Zone
1997–98 – Central Zone & West Zone (shared)
1998–99 – Central Zone
1999–2000 – North Zone

International tours of India

1986–87 Australia

1st Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – tied match
2nd Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn
3rd Test at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – match drawn

1986–87 Sri Lanka

1st Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – match drawn
2nd Test at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – India won by an innings and 106 runs
3rd Test at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack – India won by an innings and 67 runs

1986–87 Pakistan

1st Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – match drawn
2nd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
3rd Test at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur – match drawn
4th Test at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad – match drawn
5th Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Pakistan won by 16 runs

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

1987–88 West Indies

1st Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – West Indies won by 5 wickets
2nd Test at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
3rd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
4th Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – India won by 255 runs

1988–89 New Zealand

1st Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – India won by 172 runs
2nd Test at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – New Zealand won by 136 runs
3rd Test at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad – India won by 10 wickets

1990–91 Sri Lanka

1st Test at Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh – India won by an innings and 8 runs

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

1st Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – India won by 8 wickets
2nd Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – India won by an innings and 22 runs
3rd Test at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – India won by an innings and 15 runs

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

1992–93 Zimbabwe

1st Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by an innings and 13 runs

1993–94 Sri Lanka

1st Test at KD Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow – India won by an innings and 119 runs
2nd Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – India won by an innings and 95 runs
3rd Test at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad – India won by an innings and 17 runs

1994–95 West Indies

1st Test at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay – India won by 96 runs
2nd Test at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – match drawn
3rd Test at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – West Indies won by 243 runs

1995–96 New Zealand

1st Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – India won by 8 wickets
2nd Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – match drawn
3rd Test at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack – match drawn

1996–97 Australia

1st Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by 7 wickets

1996–97 South Africa

1st Test at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad – India won by 64 runs
2nd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – South Africa won by 329 runs
3rd Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – India won by 280 runs

1997–98 Sri Lanka

1st Test at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – match drawn
2nd Test at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur – match drawn
3rd Test at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – match drawn

1997–98 Australia

1st Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai – India won by 179 runs
2nd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – India won by an innings and 219 runs
3rd Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Australia won by 8 wickets

1998–99 Pakistan

1st Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai – Pakistan won by 12 runs
2nd Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by 212 runs

1999–2000 New Zealand

1st Test at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – match drawn
2nd Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – India won by 8 wickets
3rd Test at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad – match drawn

1999–2000 South Africa

1st Test at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – South Africa Won by 4 wickets
2nd Test at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – South Africa won by an innings and 71 runs

External sources

CricketArchive – Itinerary of Events in India

Test and LOI tours
Afghanistan	2016–17 2018 2019–20 2021–22 2023–24
Australia	1956–57 1959–60 1964–65 1969–70 1979–80 1984–85 1986–87 1996–97 1997–98 2000–01 2004–05 2007 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2012–13 2013–14 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2022–23 2023–24
Bangladesh	2016–17 2018 2019–20 2024–25
England	1933–34 1951–52 1961–62 1963–64 1972–73 1976–77 1979–80 1981–82 1984–85 1992–93 2001–02 2005–06 2008–09 2011–12 2012–13 2016–17 2020–21 2023–24
Ireland	2016–17 2018-19 2019–20
New Zealand	1955–56 1964–65 1969–70 1976–77 1988–89 1995–96 1999–2000 2003–04 2010–11 2012 2016–17 2017–18 2021–22 2022-23
Pakistan	1952–53 1960–61 1979–80 1983–84 1986–87 1998–99 2004–05 2007–08 2012–13
South Africa	1991–92 1996–97 1999–2000 2004–05 2005–06 2007–08 2009–10 2015–16 2019–20 2022 2022–23
Sri Lanka	1982–83 1986–87 1990–91 1993–94 1997–98 2005–06 2006–07 2009–10 2014-15 2015–16 2017–18 2019–20 2021–22
West Indies	1948–49 1958–59 1966–67 1974–75 1978–79 1983–84 1987–88 1994–95 2002–03 2006–07 2011–12 2013–14 2014-15 2018–19 2019–20 2021–22
Zimbabwe	1992–93 2000–01 2001–02

Tournaments hosted
World Cup	1987 1996 2011 2023
Men's T20 World Cup	2016 2021
Champions Trophy	2006
Asia Cup	1990–91
Multiple teams	1989 1993 1994–95 1996–97 1997 1997–98 1997–98 1998–99 2003–04

Other tours
Australian	1935–36 1945–46
Ceylonese/Sri Lankan	1932–33 1940–41 1952–53 1955–56 1957–58 1959–60 1961–62 1964–65 1966–67 1968–69 1970–71 1972–73 1974–75 1975–76
Dutch	1994–95 2012–13
English	1889–90 1892–93 1926–27 1937–38 1956–57 1963–64 1994–95 2005–06 2023–24
Kenyan	1999–00 2011–12
Multi-national	1930–31 1949–50 1950–51 1953–54 1961–62 1964–65 1967–68
Tanzanian	2006–07