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India kicked off 2024 in brilliant fashion as they swept aside an exuberant England outfit, riding on the much-talked about ‘Bazball’ philosophy, 4-1 in the recently-concluded five-match Test series.
England won the first Test 28 runs to take a shocking 1-0 lead, but India made a great comeback, thanks to some brilliant individual performances from the younger players.
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Wins in Vizag (106 runs), Rajkot (434 runs), Ranchi (five wickets), and Dharamsala (an innings and 64 runs) helped India finish a 4-1 rout of the visitors.
India currently sit atop the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 points table with a 68.52% point percentage. They also returned to the top of the ICC Men’s Team Test Rankings.
In this article, The Sporting News breaks down India’s history in Tests, how many matches they have won, and how they have fared against different teams.
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How many Tests have India won?
India played their first-ever Test – and cricket match – against England in 1932. India had toured England to play a one-off Test at the Lord’s. The hosts, as expected, won the match, beating India 158 runs.
The recent Test against England in Dharamsala, which India won, was the team’s 579th Test match and their 178th win in the format. It’s the first time in history that India have the same no. of wins and losses in Tests (win-loss ratio of 1.00).
| Matches | Won | Lost | Draw | Tied | W/L ratio |
| 579 | 178 | 178 | 222 | 1 | 1.00 |
India’s record in Tests: Home vs Away
India have played almost the same number of matches both home and away. While India started their journey in Tests playing their first-ever game away from home in 1932, their first-ever Test on home soil was played in 1933, a three-match series against England which the visitors won 2-0.
Of India’s 579 Tests, 289 have come at home, 288 away from home, and two at a neutral venue. (The two Tests at neutral venues were the 2021 and 2023 WTC finals, which they lost).
| Matches | Won | Lost | Draw | Tied | W/L ratio | |
| Home | 289 | 118 | 55 | 115 | 1 | 2.145 |
| Away | 288 | 60 | 121 | 107 | 0 | 0.496 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
Against which team has India won the most Tests?
India have won the most number of Tests against England. They have also faced England the most number of times in Test cricket. After England, it’s Australia that India have defeated the most in Tests.
Based on the win/loss ratio, India have the best record against Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, and Sri Lanka (min. 10 Tests).
| Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw | Tied | W/L ratio |
| England | 136 | 35 | 51 | 50 | 0 | 0.686 |
| Australia | 107 | 32 | 45 | 29 | 1 | 0.711 |
| West Indies | 100 | 23 | 30 | 47 | 0 | 0.767 |
| New Zealand | 62 | 22 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 1.692 |
| Sri Lanka | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3.143 |
| South Africa | 44 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0.889 |
| Bangladesh | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Pakistan | 59 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 0.750 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.500 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |