Last year, India faced a surprising defeat in Test cricket at home against New Zealand. This was a big shock because New Zealand had never won more than one Test match in India before, with their last victory all the way back in 1988. They ended up beating India 3-0 in a series that many thought India would win easily.
Former Sri Lankan cricket captain, Arjuna Ranatunga, who led his team to victory in the 1996 World Cup, believes his team could have defeated India too if they played in India. He said that with great bowlers like Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralidaran, it would have taken his team just three days to win.
Rohit Sharma’s India was expected to reach the World Test Championship final for the third time in a row at the start of the series. Instead, they struggled and lost to Australia later, which meant they missed the final for the first time ever.
Before this loss, India had just achieved an incredible victory against Bangladesh, smashing 285 runs for 9 wickets in less than 35 overs, even after a lot of rain had affected the match. This win was their 18th straight Test series victory at home, breaking the record of 10 series that Australia held.
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