Indian Cricket Team In England In 1967
The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1967 season and played 18 first-class fixtures, winning only two, losing 7 and drawing 9.
India played three Test matches and lost the series to England 3-0. England won the First Test by 6 wickets at Headingley; the Second Test at Lord's by an innings and 124 runs; and the Third Test at Edgbaston by 132 runs.
The Indian team was captained by Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, son of the 1946 captain. Other notable players included Farokh Engineer, Bishan Singh Bedi, Chandu Borde and Bhagwat Chandrasekhar.
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