Test cricket, widely regarded as the finest and purest format of cricket was first played back in March 1887 between Australia and England, the rivalry we now know as The Ashes, in Melbourne. Today we will look at the most successful Test playing nation and how India has done against all the other teams.
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Since the first ever Test in Melbourne which was won by Australia and the latest Test won by India against Bangladesh, there lies a rich history of 147 years and thousands of Test matches.
The game kept reinventing itself from Test cricket being the only format to the introduction of ODIs, T20Is to T10 cricket these days but the red-ball cricket remained constant right from Charles Bannerman scoring the first ever century on day 1 till today where Sachin Tendulkar has 51 of those to his name. From the first ever five-wicket haul for Billy Midwinter to 67 of those for Muttiah Muralitharan.
The Sporting News takes a look at the head-to-head records of major Test playing nations.
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Which team has the best head-to-head record in Test cricket?
Australia is the only Test team who has a positive record against all Test-playing nations that they have faced in their 147-year red-ball history.
Australia’s Head-to-Head Record Against Each Test Team:
| Opponent | Played | Wins | Losses | Drawn/Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 361 | 152 | 112 | 97 |
| West Indies | 120 | 61 | 33 | 25 |
| South Africa | 101 | 54 | 26 | 21 |
| India | 107 | 45 | 32 | 29/1 |
| Pakistan | 72 | 37 | 15 | 20 |
| New Zealand | 62 | 36 | 8 | 18 |
| Sri Lanka | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
India’s Head-to-Head Record Against Each Test Team:
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn/Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 136 | 35 | 51 | 50 |
| Australia | 107 | 332 | 45 | 29/1 |
| West Indies | 100 | 23 | 30 | 47 |
| New Zealand | 62 | 22 | 13 | 27 |
| Sri Lanka | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 |
| South Africa | 44 | 16 | 18 | 10 |
| Bangladesh | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Pakistan | 59 | 9 | 12 | 38 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
India, despite the Test dominance in the last decade, under captain Virat Kohli who led the side from the front has a negative head-to-head record against major opponents like England, Australia, West Indies, South Africa and Pakistan. However, with the consistency that India has gained in the format, their record is only improving with each passing day and moving in the right direction.
India has also never lost a single Test against their current opponents, Bangladesh whom they beat in the 1st Test at Chennai and are set to face them again in the 2nd Test at Kanpur, starting from September 27.
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