The England national cricket team toured India in 1984–85, playing a five-match Test series and five match ODI series versus India. Shortly after they arrived in India, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated; with cricket in India then out of the question for a few weeks, the English team went to Sri Lanka to play a couple of warm-up matches.
The tour was nearly called off after the Deputy High Commissioner of Western India, Percy Norris was shot dead on 27 November in Mumbai, the day after hosting a reception for the England team.Radha, Sailesh S, "A Tribute to...Five Days in White Flannels: A Trivia Book on Test Cricket", AuthorHouse Publishing, 2009.
Test Series 1st Test
2nd Test
3rd Test
4th Test
5th Test
ODI series
England won the Charminar Challenge Cup 4–1.
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
4th ODI
5th ODI
References Playfair Cricket Annual 1985 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1986
External links CricketArchive tour itinerary Tour Page ESPNcricinfo record ESPNcricinfo