1986-87 Indian cricket season

This article describes the history of cricket in India from the 1985–86 season to 2000.

From the 1993–94 season, the Duleep Trophy was converted from a knockout competition to a league format.

Several team names and spellings were altered during the 1990s when traditional Indian names were introduced to replace those that were associated with the British Raj. Most notably, Bombay became Mumbai and the famous venue of Madras became Chennai.

For details of this tour, see : Pakistani cricket team in India in 1986–87

This tour marked South Africa's return to official international cricket. A series of three Limited Overs Internationals was won 2–1 by India.

For details of this tour, see : South African cricket team in India in 1991–92

For details of this tour, see : English cricket team in India in 1992–93

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