India played its first Test at Lord's, England, under captain C. K. Nayudu.
India beat England at Madras by an innings and 8 runs, with Vinoo Mankad among the stars.
Under Ajit Wadekar, India won Test series in the West Indies and in England in the same year.
Kapil Dev's team beat the West Indies by 43 runs in the final at Lord's to win India's first World Cup.
India beat Australia at Eden Gardens after following on, with 281 from V. V. S. Laxman and 180 from Rahul Dravid.
M. S. Dhoni's young team beat Pakistan by 5 runs in the final in South Africa.
The Indian Premier League began, and Rajasthan Royals won the first season.
India beat Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, to win the World Cup for the second time. Dhoni hit the winning six.
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