IN PICS: India's series triumphs after losing the first Test

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Feb 27, 2024

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​India vs England

India won the five-match Test series 2-1 against England after losing the first Test in Delhi by 6 wickets in December 1972.

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​Bhagwat Chandrasekhar

Bhagwat Chandrasekhar took 35 wickets in the series as India won the 2nd Test at Eden Gardens by 28 runs and the 3rd Test in Chennai by 4 wickets and drew the next two Tests in Kanpur and Bombay.

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Most memorable series

India won the historic and a memorable 3-match Test series 2-1 against Australia after losing the first Test in Mumbai by 10 wickets in February-March 2001.

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Historic hat-trick

In the 2nd Test at Eden Gardens, Harbhajan Singh took the first-ever Test hat-trick by an Indian in the Australian first innings.

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Magic at Eden

VVS Laxman (281) and Rahul Dravid (180) turned the match and the series on it head as India won by 171 runs after being made to follow-on and also won the third Test in Chennai by 2 wickets.

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India vs Sri Lanka

India won the 3-match Test series 2-1 in Sri Lanka after losing the first Test by 63 runs at Galle in August 2015.

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Winners

India won the 2nd Test by 278 runs in Colombo (PSS) and the 3rd Test by 117 runs in Colombo (SSC) to win the series.

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​India vs Australia

India won the 4-match Test series 2-1 against Australia after losing the 1st Test in Pune by 333 runs.

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Border Gavaskar Trophy

India won the 2nd Test in Bengaluru by 75 runs, drew the 3rd Test in Ranchi and won the 4th Test in Dharamsala by 8 wickets in February 2017.

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​India vs Australia

India were bundled out for 36 in their second innings in the 1st Test against Australia in Adelaide and lost the match by 8 wickets in December 2020.

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Historic triumph

But India won the 4-match Test series 2-1 after winning the 2nd Test at MCG by 8 wickets, drew the 3rd Test in Sydney and registered a historic triumph by 3 wickets in the 4th Test at the Gabba.

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​India vs England

India won the four-match Test series 3-1 against England after losing the first Test in Chennai by 227 runs in February 2021.

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Champions

India won the 2nd Test in Chennai by 317 runs, 3rd Test in Ahmedabad by 10 wickets and the 4th Test in Ahmedabad by an innings and 25 runs.

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​India vs England

India have an unassailable 3-1 lead in the 5-match Test series against England after losing the 1st Test in Hyderabad by 28 runs.

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Unassailable 3-1 lead

India won the 2nd Test in Vizag by 106 runs, the 3rd Test in Rajkot by 434 runs and the 4th Test in Ranchi by 5 wickets, with 1 more Test to go.

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