Being the best in the oldest format of the game is the dream scenario for almost every top nation. Dominating quality teams over five days is why players play Test cricket at the highest level. Some of the greats of the game have often said that winning Test cricket cannot be matched with any other win.
Team India in recent years has seen a lot of success in Test cricket home and away. Under their skippers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, the team has made winning Test matches at home, almost easy. Let’s take a look at the biggest margin of wins for Team India in the oldest format of the game.
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3) India vs South Africa (337 runs – 2015)
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Ajinkya Rahane began the proceedings along with handy contributions from Ravichandran Ashwin and Virat Kohli. India reached 334 runs after a splendid bowling performance by Dane Piedt and Kyle Abbott. South Africa were bundled out for 121 runs because of a fine performance with the ball from Ravindra Jadeja.
India decide to continue the torture on the visitors as they did not enforce the follow-on. After a poor start, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane notched up a 154-run partnership to build the foundation for the lead. South Africa had to chase down a massive total of 380 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the back of the South African batting with a fifer. Team India won the game by 337 runs.
2) India vs New Zealand (372 runs – 2021)
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Ajaz Patel grabbed the show with a well-deserved fifer in the first innings. But the celebrations hardly lasted a session, as he had to come out to bat during the first innings collapse that saw the Kiwis all out for 62. That’s maybe where the Indian spin brigade took the match away from New Zealand.
After being directed to bowl again, New Zealand was assigned a target of 540. But the Indian batters again outwitted them thanks to some subpar bowling. In the second innings, New Zealand did demonstrate a lot more tenacity. Mitchell was the only one to counterattack, however the others were ticking time bombs. All they did, Nicholls included, was postpone the inevitable. New Zealand was thus hustled out before drinks this morning.
1) India vs England (434 runs – 2024)
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India’s victory over England was based on a strong team effort, as the batting unit amassed totals of 400 or more in both innings. In the last innings, the Indian bowlers looked at their most lethal, dismissing Ben Stokes’ team for 122 runs.
With the bat, Yashasvi Jaiswal stole the show. During the Indian second innings, the left-handed hitter broke a number of records by scoring his second double century of the series. With hundreds in the opening innings, captain Rohit Sharma and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja were already laying the stage for the game. For the second time in a single Test, Jadeja grabbed a fifer in addition to his tonne in the last innings.
