India vs England: Team India's Glorious Unbeaten Home Run of 13 Test Series Wins

India on Saturday registered their 13th consecutive Test series win at home as they thrashed England 3-1 in the four-Test series here. India’s winning streak began with a 4-0 mauling of Australia in 2013. In this eight-year span, India have beaten eight countries, excluding Pakistan. Against Australia and England, India have registered two wins each since 2013.

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India’s last home defeat came in 2012-13 against England who shocked the hosts 2-1. But India avenged that defeated with a 4-0 thrashing in the five-match series in 2016-17. The 13 home series wins also comprise two one-off Test matches against Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

Australia is the second in the list of teams with most consecutive home series victories. They won 10 consecutive home series on two occasions – first from 1994 to 2001 and then from 2004 to 2008.

New Zealand, who will play India in the World Test Championship final in June, have an unbeaten streak of eight consecutive series wins at home. Their fine run started in 2017.

Meanwhile, the ICC World Test Championship final will not be played at Lord’s, with the ICC planning an alternate venue in England due to the ongoing pandemic according to a report in Times of India. India are set to take on New Zealand in the final from June 18.

“The venue will be announced soon. Lord’s is not the venue ICC is planning for. ICC will be advised by the England and Wales Cricket Board and its own medical health professionals to decide on the venue for the final. There could be a case of creating a similar bio-bubble as the ECB had for the last home summer,” the newspaper quoted an ICC source as saying.

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With an innings and 25 run win over England earlier in the day, India had sealed a place in the much-coveted World Test Championship final where they take on New Zealand in Lord’s on June 18. India’s win over England was another come-from-behind win for Kohli and his men. They lost the first Test in Chennai and made quite an effort to win back-to-back Test matches. The series ended with a scoreline of 3-1 in India’s favour.

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