What is India's record in England in Test matches? Have Men in Blue ever won a series in the UK?

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Team India are set to tour England for a five-match Test series as a part of the 2025-27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. 

Shubman Gill & Co. are set for a stern test first-up in their quest for the 2027 WTC final. India's tour of England will be the first assignment in the next cycle of the Test championship.

Team India are currently competing for a spot in the WTC 2025 final, and have a Test series coming up against Bangladesh, followed by New Zealand. The Men in Blue eye for a third-straight WTC final place, after finishing runners-up on the previous two occasions. 

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Let us take a deeper look at India's Test record in the United Kingdom, as they plan their visit in June 2025. 

Have India won a Test series in the UK?

Team India have won Test series in the United Kingdom in the past. Their most recent series win came back in 2007, claiming a 1-0 victory over the hosts in a three-match Test series.

The Men in Blue are winless in England for almost two decades now. They have failed to win their last four Test series away from home to the European giants. 

Before 2007, India's previous Test series win came in 1986, winning the three-match tournament by 2-0. Here is the series win of India against England in England.

YearWinning Margin (Tests)
19711-0 (3)
19862-0 (3)
20071-0 (3)

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What is India's Test record in England?

India has only won three-Test series against England away from home. The Men in Blue have an unwanted record against England in England. They won their first-ever test match, and subsequently, the series, in 1971 - at the seventh time of asking. Their first win also came after suffering 15 Test defeats in England. 

India's record in England

Matches: 67

Wins: 09

Losses: 36

YearMatchesWinsLosses
1932101
1936302
1946301
1952403
1959505
1967303
1971310
1974303
1979401
1982301
1986320
1990301
1996301
2002411
2007310
2011404
2014513
2018514
2021/22522

India Vs England 2025 Test Series Full Schedule

TestDate (2025)Venue
1st TestJune 20 - June 24Headingley
2nd TestJuly 02 - July 06Edgbaston
3rd TestJuly 10 - July 14The Lord's
4th TestJuly 23 - July 27Old Trafford
5th TestJuly 31 - August 04The Oval