India hit a 41-year-old low after defeat in Pune
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The Indian cricket workforce hit a brand new low on Saturday (October 26) after shedding the second Check in opposition to New Zealand by 113 runs on the Maharashtra Cricket Affiliation (MCA) Stadium in Pune. The Rohit Sharma-led workforce have misplaced the three-match collection consequently, with one match remaining.
Earlier than the defeat in Pune, the hosts had been shocked by the Tom Latham-led facet in Bengaluru with an eight-wicket defeat. India path 2-0 within the collection and have misplaced a Check collection on residence soil after 12 years, ending a world file streak of 18 collection victories in a row.
India Endure 41-12 months-Outdated Low
The end result signifies that for the primary time in 41 years, India has misplaced three residence exams in a calendar 12 months. Earlier than the dual defeats in opposition to New Zealand, the Rohit Sharma-led workforce misplaced the primary take a look at of a five-match Check collection in opposition to England at Hyderabad by 28 runs. Nonetheless, the house workforce recovered to win the remaining 4 Check matches and seal an emphatic 4-1 victory within the collection.
That is the one time in India’s 92-year-old historical past of enjoying Check cricket that they’ve misplaced three residence exams in a 12 months. The primary time this occurred was in 1969, after they misplaced 4 Assessments at residence, with one defeat in opposition to New Zealand at Nagpur and three in opposition to Australia in Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai.
The second occasion occurred in 1983, simply months after profitable the World Cup with a 3-0 defeat in a Check collection in opposition to the West Indies, with the guests profitable Check matches in Kanpur, Ahmedabad, and Kolkata.
India have misplaced two Check matches in the identical 12 months solely 15 instances (1952, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1969, 1974, 1977, 1983, 1987, 1999, 2000, 2004, and 2012).
General, India have performed 293 Check matches at residence, received 120 video games, misplaced 57, and drawn 115 with one tie.
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