Group India Hit Huge 37-12 months-Low With Defeat In Bengaluru; For First Time Since 1987 Lose 2 Residence Checks To Completely different Groups In A 12 months

The Indian cricket workforce made a nightmare star to their dwelling collection towards New Zealand after shedding the opening Take a look at on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru by eight wickets. The restult means the hosts are 1-0 down within the collection with two matches left which is able to happen in Pune (October 24-28) and Mumbai (November 1-5).

The end result has put India’s unimaginable file of profitable 18 dwelling collection in a row underneath main risk and likewise put their hopes of qualifying for the 2023-25 World Take a look at Championship (WTC) underneath main jeapardy with a five-match Take a look at collection away to Australia arising subsequent.

India Hit 37-12 months-Previous Low

On account of the loss in Bengaluru, the Rohit Sharma-led aspect have misplaced two dwelling Take a look at matches in 2024 having additionally confronted defeat within the collection opener towards England at Hyderabad in January. This marks it the primary time in 12 years that the Indian workforce have misplaced two Take a look at matches at dwelling in the identical calender 12 months.

Beforehand, India misplaced two Checks in the identical 12 months in 2012 after they misplaced back-to-back Checks towards England in Kolkata and Mumbai underneath MS Dhoni’s captaincy. That collection stays the final India misplaced at dwelling within the longest format.

Having performed their first Take a look at at dwelling in 1933, 2024 is simply the 18th 12 months in historical past by which a number of Checks in the identical 12 months. Beforehand, India have been defeated in two Take a look at matches at dwelling in 1952, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1969, 1974, 1977, 1983, 1987, 1999, 2000, 2004, and 2012. In addition they misplaced three Checks in 1969 and 1983.

Morever, the defeats to England and New Zealand imply, 2024 is the primary time that India have misplaced two dwelling exams towards completely different groups in the identical 12 months in 37 years. The final time the identical occurred was in 1987 after they misplaced to Pakistan in Bengaluru and West Indies in Delhi.

In 1999 (Pakistan), 2000 (South Africa), 2004 (Australia), and 2012 (England); India misplaced a number of dwelling exams however on every event, it was to the identical opponent.

The one different occasion of India shedding at dwelling to completely different opponents in the identical 12 months got here in 1952 (England, Pakistan), 1959 (Australia, West Indies), and 1969 (Australia, New Zealand.

General, India have performed 292 Checks at dwelling in Take a look at historical past and misplaced solely 56 whereas profitable 120 and drawing 115. One recreation (towards Australia in Chennai, 1986) additionally famously resulted in a tie.

The end result additionally means Rohit Sharma has misplaced three Checks as captain at dwelling after taking cost of the workforce in 2022 which greater than his predecesor Virat Kohli (2) did in his seven-year stint from 2015 to 2022.

The defeat in Bengaluru was India’s first defeat at dwelling to New Zealand since 1988.