After 52 matches in Australia, Team India has only won 9; Know the Test history

The Indian team must defeat Australia 4-1 in order to reach the World Test Championship final. Up till now, Team India has only won two matches in any series played in Australia. Given that Team India lost 3-0 at home, it seems unrealistic to expect a historic performance this time. However, even when Team India had their first Test series win in 2018–19, nobody was expecting it. Let's see how India's statistics have been in Australia and how many matches India has won.

The Indian team first toured Australia during 1947-48. Team India lost 4-0 in the 5-match series. India's first win against Australia was in the 1959-60 series but that series was played in India. India had to wait almost 30 years for its first win on Australian soil, and in 1977-78, India won 2 matches in the 5-match series but lost 3, lost the series. India drew the 1980-81 Test series 1-1. For the first time, Team India did not return after losing the Test series in Australia.

Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, this Indian team gave their first series win against Australia in Australia during 2018-19. India won the 4-match series by 2-1. When India again toured Australia in 2020-21, it won the series by the same margin. Because this series win was more special than before, in the first match of this tour, Team India had bowed out for just 36 runs. After that, Virat and company made a great comeback and won the series 2-1.

This time, Team India needs to win 4 matches in the Border Gavaskar Trophy to make its way into the final of the World Test Championship. Now, the question is that it does not seem unfair to expect a team that has not even managed to win 3 matches on a tour to date to win 4 matches. Although India has defeated Australia 4-0 many times at home, but such a big victory in Australia seems like a dream.