| Span | 2001-2025 |
| Matches | 140 |
| Won | 48 |
| Lost | 57 |
| Draw | 35 |
| Win % | 34.28 |
Key Insights – India’s Overseas Test Prowess: A 21st Century Statistical Overview
India are one of the best touring Test teams in the 21st century. They are one of the five teams with 40-plus wins and a 30-plus win percentage in overseas Tests this century (minimum 30 matches).
India are one of the four Test nations with more than 15 bilateral series wins in overseas conditions this century.
SENA Stronghold & Unblemished Records: Performance Across Continents
India have won the most Test matches in SENA countries among Asian nations and the West Indies since 2001. Pakistan are the other team with more than 10 Test wins in SENA (South Africa, England, Australia, and New Zealand).
India haven’t yet lost a match or a series in Bangladesh since they first played there in late 2000.
Firsts & Unprecedented Feats: Conquering New Frontiers
The 21st century has recorded India’s first-ever Test series wins in Pakistan (2004), Zimbabwe (2005), and Australia (2018/19).
India are one of the two touring teams to win five Test series on the trot in the West Indies this century. Likewise, they are one of two teams to win multiple series in Australia since 2001.
Monumental Wins: India’s Largest Away Test Victories
India won the 2007 Mirpur Test against Bangladesh by an innings and 239 runs. This is their biggest win by an innings in an away Test match.
Here is a list of Test captains with most innings victories!
Likewise, India’s 318-run win against the West Indies in the 2019 Antigua Test is their largest in terms of runs, away from home.
India have won three away Tests with 10-wicket margins – one each against Zimbabwe (2005), New Zealand (2009), and Bangladesh (2010). Interestingly, all three victories have come in the 21st century.
India’s Overseas Test Series Results Since 2001
| Series | Result | Margin (Total Matches) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| India in Zimbabwe | Drawn | 1-1 (2) | 2001 |
| India in Sri Lanka | Lost | 1-2 (3) | 2001 |
| India in South Africa | Lost | 0-1 (2) | 2001 |
| India in West Indies | Lost | 1-2 (5) | 2002 |
| India in England | Drawn | 1-1 (4) | 2002 |
| India in New Zealand | Lost | 0-2 (2) | 2002 |
| India in Australia | Drawn | 1-1 (4) | 2003/04 |
| India in Pakistan | Won | 2-1 (3) | 2004 |
| India in Bangladesh | Won | 2-0 (2) | 2004 |
| India in Zimbabwe | Won | 2-0 (2) | 2005 |
| India in Pakistan | Lost | 0-1 (3) | 2006 |
| India in West Indies | Won | 1-0 (4) | 2006 |
| India in South Africa | Lost | 1-2 (3) | 2006/07 |
| India in Bangladesh | Won | 1-0 (2) | 2007 |
| India in England | Won | 1-0 (3) | 2007 |
| India in Australia | Lost | 1-2 (4) | 2007/08 |
| India in Sri Lanka | Lost | 1-2 (3) | 2008 |
| India in New Zealand | Won | 1-0 (3) | 2009 |
| India in Bangladesh | Won | 2-0 (2) | 2010 |
| India in Sri Lanka | Drawn | 1-1 (3) | 2010 |
| India in South Africa | Drawn | 1-1 (3) | 2010/11 |
| India in West Indies | Won | 1-0 (3) | 2011 |
| India in England | Lost | 0-4 (4) | 2011 |
| India in Australia | Lost | 0-4 (4) | 2011/12 |
| India in South Africa | Lost | 1-0 (2) | 2013 |
| India in New Zealand | Lost | 1-0 (2) | 2014 |
| India in England | Lost | 1-3 (5) | 2014 |
| India in Australia | Lost | 0-2 (4) | 2014/15 |
| India in Bangladesh | Drawn | 0-0 (1) | 2015 |
| India in Sri Lanka | Won | 2-1 (3) | 2015 |
| India in West Indies | Won | 2-0 (4) | 2016 |
| India in Sri Lanka | Won | 3-0 (3) | 2017 |
| India in South Africa | Lost | 1-2 (3) | 2018 |
| India in England | Lost | 1-4 (5) | 2018 |
| India in Australia | Won | 2-1 (4) | 2018/19 |
| India in West Indies | Won | 2-0 (2) | 2019 |
| India in New Zealand | Lost | 0-2 (2) | 2020 |
| India in Australia | Won | 2-1 (4) | 2020/21 |
| India vs New Zealand (WTC 2021 Final) | Lost | by 8 Wickets | 2021 |
| India in England | Drawn | 2-2 (5) | 2021-22 |
| India in South Africa | Lost | 1-2 (3) | 2021/22 |
| India in Bangladesh | Won | 2-0 (2) | 2022 |
| India vs Australia (WTC 2023 Final) | Lost | by 209 runs | 2023 |
| India in West Indies | Won | 1-0 (2) | 2023 |
| India in South Africa | Drawn | 1-1 (2) | 2023/24 |
| India in Australia | Lost | 1-3 (5) | 2024/25 |
| India in England | Ongoing | 1-1 (5) | 2025 |
From Fluctuations to Fresh Starts: India’s Overseas Test Journey (2001-2015)
India didn’t have an ideal start in the 21st century. They lost four series and drew three between June 2001 and January 2004.
But then, with the 2004 Pakistan tour, things changed for good. India won nine of the 15 Test series between March 2004 and July 2011.
Then followed a catastrophic period till early 2015. India lost six Test series on the trot – twice each in Australia and England. They were even whitewashed by England (2011) and Australia (2011/12).
But the tide has changed again. The Men in Blue have been challenging their opponents in their backyards since 2015. Their two series wins in Australia are prime examples.
Virat Kohli has won the most overseas Tests for India as captain in this period. He won 16 matches, followed by Sourav Ganguly (11), MS Dhoni (6), and Rahul Dravid (5).
