The Indians have reached a historic milestone as they secured a win with the 280-run recent victory over Bangladesh. For the first time in red-ball history, India now has registered more wins than losses.
The commanding victory of India over Bangladesh allowed them to emerge among the 5 teams currently in World Cricket to have registered more wins than losses in the longest format of the game. Alongside, the likes of Australia, Pakistan, England and South Africa, India now also feature in the list with 179 wins and 178 losses in the format.
In the history of Test cricket, in 147 years, there have been seven teams that have achieved this great milestone at some time. Currently, five teams hold this record.
The Aussies have set an invincible record, with 414 wins and 232 losses, while England have 397 wins and 325 losses, the Proteas with 179 wins and 161 losses, and finally, Pakistan have 148 wins and 144 losses.
India took a long toll of 580 matches to achieve this great feat, as they now have 179 wins and 178 losses, alongside 222 matches that ended in a tie.
After dominance in the opening Test, will India hold on to their playing 11 for the second Test in Kanpur?
The first Test saw many Indian players perform commandingly well, as many of these players returned to form. Pant and Gill renounced themselves into Test cricket with their stellar innings in the third inning of the game.
Ravichandran Ashwin scored a stellar hundred in the first innings and went on to pick up six wickets in the second Bangladesh innings. In the process, he also left behind the great Courtney Walsh, emerging as the world’s 8th highest wicket-getter in the longest format of the game.
The upcoming Test match is scheduled to be played at Kanpur, and India fans would look to see their legends shoot to form. Both the veterans, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, missed on runs in the first Chennai Test.
However, the batting department seems too upright to be changed for the upcoming Test, as the batting lineup would feature the likes of Rohit, Jaiswal, Gill, Pant, Kohli, and Rahul. However, after the first Test, Jadeja and Ashwin are to bind to their spots in the team, though the likes of Bumrah could be rested to assure another youngster a spot in the playing 11.
Both Yash Dayal and also the likes of Kuldeep could be brought back into the team, as that would be the only anticipated change in India’s lineup for the upcoming series.
