Is the Indian cricket team a better team away from home? What the stats say

After winning the first Test in the ongoing India vs Australia series, the Indian cricket team is eyeing their third straight red-ball series win against Australia in down-under conditions

The Indian cricket team, after suffering the humiliation of losing a Test series at home against New Zealand earlier this month by a margin of 0-3,arrived in Australia for a five-match series with all cards stacked against them. They suffered other huge blows when their regular skipper, Rohit Sharma, decided to stay out of the first Test in Perth due to personal reasons, and then their number-three batter, Shubman Gill, was ruled out due to a thumb fracture.

 

However, with limited resources and out-of-form players, the team came out all guns blazing in Perth and handed Australia their first loss at the Perth Stadium by a massive 295-run margin under the leadership of Jasprit Bumrah, who led the charge with an eight-wicket haul in the Test, alongside massive centuries from young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and star batter Virat Kohli. This helped them make a dominant comeback in the match, despite being bowled out for 150 in the first innings.

 

While many cricket experts had given them zero chance of winning the series against Australia, India has now changed everyone's opinion, with the same critics even predicting a 5-0 series win in India’s favour.

 

Whether India is the more dominant side outside home? 

With their assertive win over Australia in Perth, India has proved they are not the same side that used to struggle in red-ball cricket as soon as they stepped out of their home conditions. If India manages to win the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series, they will register their third straight Test series win in Australia, reaffirming India’s dominance irrespective of the venue. However, their record in other SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia) countries is not as promising as it is in Australia, though they certainly cause a lot of trouble for the home team, even when going down in a match. 

 

Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting also believes that India is now a more dominant side away from home. After interacting with the media following the Perth Test, he said, “I must admit, I didn’t think that they could win the first Test in Perth, with conditions that are so foreign to them. But I also made a point going into the Test match that I actually think India is a better team away from home now than they are at home. I think they play foreign wickets and conditions better than they play their own conditions now. And I think that’s been proven over the last week in Perth.”

 

India vs Australia Test record in the last 10 years 

India Test record in Australia (Last 10 years)
Date	Toss	Bat	Result	Margin	Ground
09-Dec-14	lost	2nd	lost	48 runs	Adelaide
17-Dec-14	won	1st	lost	4 wickets	Brisbane
26-Dec-14	lost	2nd	draw	-	Melbourne
06-Jan-15	lost	2nd	draw	-	Sydney
06-Dec-18	won	1st	won	31 runs	Adelaide
14-Dec-18	lost	2nd	lost	146 runs	Perth
26-Dec-18	won	1st	won	137 runs	Melbourne
03-Jan-19	won	1st	draw	-	Sydney
17-Dec-20	won	1st	lost	8 wickets	Adelaide
26-Dec-20	lost	2nd	won	8 wickets	Melbourne
07-Jan-21	lost	2nd	draw	-	Sydney
15-Jan-21	lost	2nd	won	3 wickets	Brisbane
22-Nov-24	won	1st	won	295 runs	Perth

 

India’s Test record in SENA countries in the 21st century 

Vs South Africa 

India Test record in South Africa (21st Century)
Date	Toss	Bat	Result	Margin	Ground
03-Nov-01	lost	1st	lost	9 wickets	Bloemfontein
16-Nov-01	won	2nd	draw	-	Gqeberha
15-Dec-06	won	1st	won	123 runs	Johannesburg
26-Dec-06	lost	2nd	lost	174 runs	Durban
02-Jan-07	won	1st	lost	5 wickets	Cape Town
16-Dec-10	lost	1st	lost	inns & 25 runs	Centurion
26-Dec-10	lost	1st	won	87 runs	Durban
02-Jan-11	won	2nd	draw	-	Cape Town
18-Dec-13	won	1st	draw	-	Johannesburg
26-Dec-13	won	1st	lost	10 wickets	Durban
05-Jan-18	lost	2nd	lost	72 runs	Cape Town
13-Jan-18	lost	2nd	lost	135 runs	Centurion
24-Jan-18	won	1st	won	63 runs	Johannesburg
26-Dec-21	won	1st	won	113 runs	Centurion
03-Jan-22	won	1st	lost	7 wickets	Johannesburg
11-Jan-22	won	1st	lost	7 wickets	Cape Town
26-Dec-23	lost	1st	lost	inns & 32 runs	Centurion
03-Jan-24	lost	2nd	won	7 wickets	Cape Town

 

Vs England 

India Test record in England (21st Century)
Date	Toss	Bat	Result	Margin	Ground
25-Jul-02	lost	2nd	lost	170 runs	Lord's
08-Aug-02	won	1st	draw	-	Nottingham
22-Aug-02	won	1st	won	inns & 46 runs	Leeds
05-Sep-02	lost	2nd	draw	-	The Oval
19-Jul-07	lost	2nd	draw	-	Lord's
27-Jul-07	won	2nd	won	7 wickets	Nottingham
09-Aug-07	won	1st	draw	-	The Oval
21-Jul-11	won	2nd	lost	196 runs	Lord's
29-Jul-11	won	2nd	lost	319 runs	Nottingham
10-Aug-11	lost	1st	lost	inns & 242 runs	Birmingham
18-Aug-11	lost	2nd	lost	inns & 8 runs	The Oval
09-Jul-14	won	1st	draw	-	Nottingham
17-Jul-14	lost	1st	won	95 runs	Lord's
27-Jul-14	lost	2nd	lost	266 runs	Southampton
07-Aug-14	won	1st	lost	inns & 54 runs	Manchester
15-Aug-14	lost	1st	lost	inns & 244 runs	The Oval
01-Aug-18	lost	2nd	lost	31 runs	Birmingham
09-Aug-18	lost	1st	lost	inns & 159 runs	Lord's
18-Aug-18	lost	1st	won	203 runs	Nottingham
30-Aug-18	lost	2nd	lost	60 runs	Southampton
07-Sep-18	lost	2nd	lost	118 runs	The Oval
04-Aug-21	lost	2nd	draw	-	Nottingham
12-Aug-21	lost	1st	won	151 runs	Lord's
25-Aug-21	won	1st	lost	inns & 76 runs	Leeds
02-Sep-21	lost	1st	won	157 runs	The Oval
01-Jul-22	lost	1st	lost	7 wickets	Birmingham

 

Vs New Zealand 

India Test record in New Zealand (21st Century)
Date	Toss	Bat	Result	Margin	Ground
12-Dec-02	lost	1st	lost	10 wickets	Wellington
19-Dec-02	lost	1st	lost	4 wickets	Hamilton
18-Mar-09	won	2nd	won	10 wickets	Hamilton
26-Mar-09	lost	2nd	draw	-	Napier
03-Apr-09	lost	1st	draw	-	Wellington
06-Feb-14	won	2nd	lost	40 runs	Auckland
14-Feb-14	won	2nd	draw	-	Wellington
21-Feb-20	lost	1st	lost	10 wickets	Wellington
29-Feb-20	lost	1st	lost	7 wickets	Christchurch

 

Vs Australia 

India Test record in Australia (21st Century)
Date	Toss	Bat	Result	Margin	Ground
04-Dec-03	won	2nd	draw	-	Brisbane
12-Dec-03	lost	2nd	won	4 wickets	Adelaide
26-Dec-03	won	1st	lost	9 wickets	Melbourne
02-Jan-04	won	1st	draw	-	Sydney
26-Dec-07	lost	2nd	lost	337 runs	Melbourne
02-Jan-08	lost	2nd	lost	122 runs	Sydney
16-Jan-08	won	1st	won	72 runs	W.A.C.A
24-Jan-08	won	1st	draw	-	Adelaide
26-Dec-11	lost	2nd	lost	122 runs	Melbourne
03-Jan-12	won	1st	lost	inns & 68 runs	Sydney
13-Jan-12	lost	1st	lost	inns & 37 runs	W.A.C.A
24-Jan-12	lost	2nd	lost	298 runs	Adelaide
09-Dec-14	lost	2nd	lost	48 runs	Adelaide
17-Dec-14	won	1st	lost	4 wickets	Brisbane
26-Dec-14	lost	2nd	draw	-	Melbourne
06-Jan-15	lost	2nd	draw	-	Sydney
06-Dec-18	won	1st	won	31 runs	Adelaide
14-Dec-18	lost	2nd	lost	146 runs	Perth
26-Dec-18	won	1st	won	137 runs	Melbourne
03-Jan-19	won	1st	draw	-	Sydney
17-Dec-20	won	1st	lost	8 wickets	Adelaide
26-Dec-20	lost	2nd	won	8 wickets	Melbourne
07-Jan-21	lost	2nd	draw	-	Sydney
15-Jan-21	lost	2nd	won	3 wickets	Brisbane
22-Nov-24	won	1st	won	295 runs	Perth

 

India Test record vs other countries (21st century) 

Vs West Indies 

India Test record in West Indies (21st Century)
Date	Toss	Bat	Result	Margin	Ground
11-Apr-02	lost	2nd	draw	-	Georgetown
19-Apr-02	lost	1st	won	37 runs	Port of Spain
02-May-02	lost	1st	lost	10 wickets	Bridgetown
10-May-02	lost	1st	draw	-	St John's
18-May-02	won	2nd	lost	155 runs	Kingston
02-Jun-06	won	1st	draw	-	St John's
10-Jun-06	won	1st	draw	-	Gros Islet
22-Jun-06	lost	2nd	draw	-	Basseterre
30-Jun-06	won	1st	won	49 runs	Kingston
20-Jun-11	won	1st	won	63 runs	Kingston
28-Jun-11	lost	1st	draw	-	Bridgetown
06-Jul-11	won	2nd	draw	-	Roseau
21-Jul-16	won	1st	won	inns & 92 runs	North Sound
30-Jul-16	lost	2nd	draw	-	Kingston
09-Aug-16	lost	1st	won	237 runs	Gros Islet
18-Aug-16	lost	2nd	draw	-	Port of Spain
22-Aug-19	lost	1st	won	318 runs	North Sound
30-Aug-19	lost	1st	won	257 runs	Kingston
12-Jul-23	lost	2nd	won	inns & 141 runs	Roseau
20-Jul-23	lost	1st	draw	-	Port of Spain

 

Vs Sri Lanka

 

India Test record in Sri Lanka (21st Century)
Date	Toss	Bat	Result	Margin	Ground
14-Aug-01	lost	1st	lost	10 wickets	Galle
22-Aug-01	won	2nd	won	7 wickets	Kandy
29-Aug-01	won	1st	lost	inns & 77 runs	Colombo (SSC)
23-Jul-08	lost	2nd	lost	inns & 239 runs