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India have been celebrating Independence Day on 15th of August every year since 1947 and on the most patriotic day Team India hasn't played any important cricket match but have played few in Test cricket alone.
Most of sports followers from India have a very special attachment to this day as they are very passionate about their team's on-field performance in every tournament just to show their patriotic feelings towards the country and here we will see how many matches India has played on this special day.
List of matches played by India men's team on 15th August (IST):
vs England in 1936 at The Oval - Test (Before India got Independence)
vs England in 1952 at The Oval - Test
vs Sri Lanka in 2001 at Galle - Test
vs England in 2014 at The Oval - Test
vs Sri Lanka in 2015 at Galle - Test
vs West Indies in 2019 at Port of Spain - ODI game started at 14th Aug but ended on 15th Aug (as per IST)
vs England in 2021 at Lord's - Test
List of matches played by India women's team on 15th August (IST):
vs England Women in Taunton, 2002 - Test
vs England Women in Wormsley, 2014 - Test
