India, one of the best Test teams in the cricketing world right now, can be termed almost invincible at home. Though Team India can be susceptible and prone to defeats when they travel for away tours, the team has remained largely unfazed while playing the longest format in their backyard.
It is incredibly hard for teams, even for Asian sides, to go past India in their own den. Statistically speaking, India has played over 110 Tests at home since the dawn of this century (post-2000) and came up short of finishing on the winning side just 15 times, while winning over 65 matches.
The number of defeats only shrinks as we come closer to the present era. We will see the last 10 losses for India while playing at home in the Test format (starting from the latest).
Last 10 Test Matches India Lost at Home
| No. | Opposition | Margin of Loss | Venue | Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | By 113 runs | Pune | 24 Oct 2024 |
| 2 | New Zealand | By 8 wickets | Bengaluru | 16 Oct 2024 |
| 3 | England | By 28 runs | Hyderabad | 25 Jan 2024 |
| 4 | Australia | By 9 wickets | Indore | 1 Mar 2023 |
| 5 | England | By 227 runs | Chennai | 5 Feb 2021 |
| 6 | Australia | By 333 runs | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 |
| 7 | England | By 7 wickets | Kolkata | 5 Dec 2012 |
| 8 | England | By 10 wickets | Mumbai | 23 Nov 2012 |
| 9 | South Africa | By innings & 6 runs | Nagpur | 6 Feb 2010 |
| 10 | South Africa | By innings & 90 runs | Ahmedabad | 3 Apr 2008 |
Key Stats
From the above stats, it can be inferred that India has sparsely lost a Test when playing in home conditions, and few sides have managed to go past India at their den.
5: The number of times England have defeated India in India since 2006. This has come across 4 different tours, 1 each in 2006, 2021, and 2024, while the other 2 came in 2012.
1: Only once has India lost a Test series at home since 2005, and the reason behind this is the twin defeats against England in 2012.
2: The number of series South Africa has drawn in India during this phase (2008 and 2010). After a successful outing in 2000 where they won the series, this 1-1 draw in 2008 and 2010 was their best-ever result.
2: The number of Test defeats for India at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in the last 10 occurrences. The rest of the venues, including the important Test centres like Kolkata, Chennai, Nagpur, and Ahmedabad, have seen an Indian loss once.
2 of their last 10 Test losses at home have been innings defeats, and on both occasions, South Africa was the opponent. This number extends to 3 when we take into account the proceedings from 2000, and incidentally, it was also against South Africa. While the highest margin of defeat by runs is 333, England’s 10-wicket win in 2012 is the heaviest in terms of wickets.
