Indian cricket team in England in 1932

India had just been granted the status of ICC Full Member and they played their inaugural Test match at Lord's in June.

It was the only Test arranged on this tour and England won by 158 runs after scoring 259 and 275/8d in the two innings while India were bowled out for 189 and 187.

A number of players, including Vijay Merchant, refused to participate because of unrest at home and in support of Mahatma Gandhi who had been arrested in January 1932.

[6] In the times when only Royals used to be Captains, the Maharja of Porbandar official Captain and the official vice-captain Raja of Limbdi both stood down, in rare gesture of sportsmanship and cause of India for the Test match so that more talented Nayudu could lead the team.

[8] Thus due to their sacrifice of posts, the 1st Captain to lead India in Test series is recorded as C K Nayudu[8] England: P. Holmes, H. Sutcliffe, F. E. Woolley, W. R. Hammond, D. R. Jardine (captain), E. Paynter, L. E. G. Ames (wk), R. W. V. Robins, F. R. Brown, W. Voce, W. E. Bowes.

Their other six first-class opponents were Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), Cambridge University, Oxford University, Scotland (at Forthill, Dundee), an England XI (at Cheriton Road, Folkestone) and H. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI (at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough in the Scarborough Festival).

[6] The third and final day of the match against MCC in May was lost to the weather and the result was a draw, but Nayudu had shown his quality with an innings of 118 not out, scoring more than half of his team's runs.

[9] Guha said it was his best innings of the tour and he hit a six which sent the ball so far that it "was last seen leaving the Home of Cricket in an easterly direction".

The Indians met them at St George's Road, Harrogate from 16 to 19 July and were defeated by a six-wicket margin.

At Folkestone in September, they lost to the England XI, which was by no means a Test-standard team, by an innings and 40 runs.

Fifteen minor matches had been scheduled but two, in Aldershot and Sunderland, were completely lost to bad weather.