08 Feb 1952Following 20 years and 25 matches worth of trying, India finally achieve their first test victory, against England at Madras. The hero of the hour was spinning allrounder Vinoo Mankad whose 8-55, including four stumpings, and 4-53 allowed India to complete an emphatic innings victory, but it must be noted that it was a far from full-strength England line-up that took to the field.
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Mohammad Azharuddin (47) |
Cameron Cuffy (40) |
Khaled Mashud (34) |
Keegan Meth (22) |
Manoj David (35) |