Team India has an incredible home record in Test matches and can almost be called invincibles while playing in their own conditions. They have played 204 Tests since 1933 and won 120 of those while losing just 57. Their win-to-loss percentage is 2.105, which means it has been an uphill task for the opposition to beat India in India.
India’s dominance on their home turf can be attributed to the presence of world-class batters and potent spinners in their line-up. Together, they rarely allow the opponents to gain the upper hand and the game to drift away. But there are instances where the away teams have shown grit and broken the shackles by keeping the Indian team at bay. Let us list those times when the sides touring have not just won matches in India but the series by truly dominating the hosts.
Here are teams that have won 2 or more Tests in India in a single series.
| Team | Matches Won | Total Matches | Series Result | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies | 3 | 5 | WI 3-0 | 1958/59 |
| Australia | 3 | 5 | AUS 3-1 | 1969/70 |
| West Indies | 3 | 5 | WI 3-2 | 1974/75 |
| England | 3 | 5 | ENG 3-1 | 1976/77 |
| West Indies | 3 | 6 | WI 3-0 | 1983/84 |
| England | 2 | 3 | ENG 2-0 | 1933/34 |
| Australia | 2 | 3 | AUS 2-0 | 1956/57 |
| Australia | 2 | 5 | AUS 2-1 | 1959/60 |
| West Indies | 2 | 3 | WI 2-0 | 1966/67 |
| England | 2 | 5 | ENG 2-1 | 1984/85 |
| South Africa | 2 | 2 | SA 2-0 | 2000 |
| Australia | 2 | 4 | AUS 2-1 | 2004/05 |
| England | 2 | 4 | ENG 2-1 | 2012/13 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 3 | NZ 2-0* | 2024/25 |
Key Stats:
6 – Number of teams that have won at least a single Test series in India. New Zealand became the latest entrant on the list following their incredible maiden Test series win on the ongoing tour. The other teams that have won a Test series in India include Australia, England, West Indies and South Africa.
17 – The total number of Test series that India has lost at home and this includes the one-off Test win by England in the 1979/80 Golden Jubilee Test match.
5 – The number of times West Indies and England have won a Test series in India, the joint most by any team. While England won their last series in the 2012/13 tour, West Indies’ series win came back in the 1983/84 season. The only other team that has multiple Test series wins in India is Australia and they have four times, the last of which came in the 2004/05 series.
1 – The likes of Pakistan (1986/87), South Africa (1999/00), and New Zealand (2024/25) have won one-Test series apiece in the country.
4 – The number of times India has lost a Test series since the start of this century. The teams to conquer India in a Test series here are South Africa (1999/00), Australia (2004), England (2012/13), and New Zealand (2024/25).
15 – England is the most successful Test team in India, having won 15 Test matches. Australia and West Indies come next with 14 wins in the country.
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