India’s superior house Check win streak got here to a grinding halt final week in Pune when New Zealand surprised the hosts for an eight-wicket win to clinch the three-match sequence.
The ignominy added to a harrowing defeat in Bengaluru within the first Check the place Rohit Sharma’s facet was additionally bowled out for his or her lowest-ever Check rating (46) at house.
With the document of 18 consecutive sequence wins at house coming to an finish, India are additionally on the point of conceding a fair rarer feat; falling on the incorrect facet of a sequence whitewash at house. However has it occurred earlier than?
India’s supreme Check document
India have performed 293 Exams since at house, relationship again to their first-ever look on the Bombay Gymkhana Floor in December 1933. India have received 120 of these 293 video games, the third-most by an facet at house, behind Australia and England. All through the course of the 90 years, India have solely misplaced 57 Exams of their yard, the least among the many six groups to have performed no less than 200 Check matches.
India’s house Check win-loss ratio of two.105 is simply bettered by Australia (2.539) throughout 445 matches.
Have India been whitewashed at house in Exams?
Throughout 89 house sequence, India have solely endured defeats in 18 sequence. New Zealand grew to become solely the third facet to win a Check sequence in India within the twenty first century, additionally a primary since England’s 2-1 sequence win in 2012. The Kiwis now stand an opportunity of recording the first-ever occasion of whitewashing India in a Check sequence at house (with 3 or extra matches) when the third Check begins on the Wankhede Stadium on Friday.
The one different occasion of India being clean-swpet at house in a sequence comprising no less than two video games was in opposition to South Africa (2-0 in a two-match sequence in 2000). England (1-0 in Golden Jubilee Check, 1979/80) and Pakistan (Asian Championship, 1999) have recorded wins over India in a one-off video games.
What number of instances have India misplaced three Exams in a sequence at house?
4. The final of which got here in opposition to the West Indies in 1983, dropping three video games in a six-match sequence. The Windies have additionally managed the feat in 1958 and 1974, whereas Australia (1969) and England (1976) achieved as soon as every.
India and Check whitewashes (min. 3 matches)
At Residence: Effected – 5 instances; Misplaced – 0.
Away: Effected – 1; Misplaced – 8.