Published 10:11 IST, October 22nd 2019
Ind vs SA: India record most number of home Test series wins in a row
Ind vs SA: India created a world record of winning most consecutive home series when they beat South Africa by an innings and 137 runs in the Pune Test.
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India created a world record for winning most consecutive home series when they beat South Africa convincingly by an innings and 137 runs in the second Test in Pune. Virat Kohli's men went past Australia who had won 10 Test series twice in a row in 2000 and 2008. There is no other team that has more than eight home series wins in a row.
India lost just one Test at home during this winning streak against Australia courtesy Steve Smith and Steve O’Keefe’s exceptional performance on a rank turner in Pune in 2017. India’s last series loss at home came in 2012-13 when England after losing the first Test in Ahmedabad went on to win the next two in Mumbai and Kolkata. The last Test of the series in Nagpur ended in a draw.
List of teams with most consecutive series wins:
Team | Consecutive series win | From | To |
India | 11 | February 2013 | - |
Australia | 10 | November 1994 | November 2000 |
Australia | 10 | July 2004 | November 2008 |
West Indies | 8 | March 1976 | February 1986 |
England | 7 | May 2009 | May 2012 |
South Africa | 7 | March 1998 | November 2001 |
India's record since losing to England in 2012-13
Series | Number of Tests | Result |
2012-2013 - India v. England |
4 | England 2-1 |
2012-2013 - India v. Australia |
4 | India 4-0 |
2013-2014 - India v. West Indies |
2 |
India 2-0 |
2015-2016 - India v. South Africa |
4 |
India 3-0 |
2016-2017 - India v. New Zealand |
3 |
India 3-0 |
2016-2017 - India v. England |
5 |
India 4-0 |
2016-2017 - India v. Bangladesh |
1 |
India 1-0 |
2016-2017 - India v. Australia |
4 |
India 2-1 |
2017-2018 - India v. Sri Lanka |
3 |
India 1-0 |
2017-2018 - India v. Afghanistan |
1 |
India 1-0 |
2018-2019 - India v. West Indies |
2 |
India 2-0 |
2019-2020 - India v. South Africa |
3 |
India 3-0 |
India's next Test assignment will be against Bangladesh when they lock horns with them for two test matches starting on November 14 in Indore. India will walk into the series as favourites and will look to better their world record whereas Bangladesh will look to create an upset and beat the World No 1 team.
Updated 11:37 IST, October 22nd 2019