India Reclaims Unwanted Record After 46 Years With BGT Series Loss Against Australia

Last Updated:January 07, 2025, 08:31 IST

With their losses against New Zealand and Australia, India broke an old record, marking 2024 as the first time in 46 years to lose three matches each in consecutive Test series.

Indian Cricket Team (Photo Credit: AP)

2024 was a bittersweet year for the Indian Cricket Team. The Men in Blue started on a historic note, winning the T20 World Cup, and the year also ended on another historic note, one that India probably wouldn’t have wanted to.

In the world of test cricket, India have had a mixed bag of a year. After starting with a victory against South Africa to tie the series and a breakdown of the English in a 4-1 thrashing, it seemed that the Indians were on the right track to reach the WTC final.

But, things would take a turn for the worse in the second half of the year – a historically horrible turn. Despite a 2-0 win against Bangladesh, India would suffer an embarrassing 0-3 series loss to New Zealand, their first ever series win in India that too in a whitewash.

With the pressure of expecting a billion Indians, and the fate of their final WTC qualification on the line, India would once again fail in embarrassing fashion, losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to the Australians for the first time in 10 years.

With their losses against New Zealand and Australia, India broke an old record, marking 2024 as the first time in 46 years to lose three matches each in consecutive Test series.

The last time this happened was back in 1977-1978, when India hosted England at home in 1976-77, losing 3-1 at home, before a long break and then traveling to Australia in 1977-78, going on to lose’ n dramatic 3 -2 for an Aussie team weakened by Kerry Packer’s World Series of Cricket absentees.

India’s abominable run in test cricket over the past year has had dire consequences for the Indian team, With their third and final loss of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney, India surrendered the title to the hosts, and to make matters worse. , they handed over the last WTC spot to Australia without any real competition.

India’s next Test assignment is a five-match series in England, starting from June 20, giving the Indians plenty of time to recalibrate and reinvent themselves accordingly, as the pressure piles on Gautam Gambhir to ensure success.