When did India play her first Test Match?

When did India play her first Test Match?

India was invited into the Imperial Cricket Council in 1926. She made her debut as a Test cricket-playing-nation in England in 1932, led by CK Nayudu. The team was not strong in its batting at this point and went on to lose by 158 runs. The Indian team continued to improve throughout the 1930’s and 40’s but did not achieve an international victory during this period. The team’s first series as an independent country was in 1948 against Sir Donald Bradman’s Australia. Australia won the five match series, 4-0.

India recorded their first Test victory against England at Madras in 1952.