Rank your top 5 greatest Indian overseas wins

[Heisenberg111]

India's greatest overseas triumphs

I was thinking about India's greatest test series wins overseas and here are the ones that come to mind.

1. Winning in England in 1971, against a powerful English side against all odds. Became the first Asian team to win in England.

2. Winning in the Caribbean in 1971. Became only the third team (after Aus and Eng) to win a series in the West Indies. Credit goes to Ajit Wadekar.

3. Winning in Australia in 2018-19. Although it was a weak Australian side, winning in OZ is always a big deal.

4. Winning in Pakistan in 2004. Before this tour India was yet to win a test match in Pakistan, but they won the series 2-1 to register their first ever series win in Pakistan.

5. Winning 2-0 in England in 1986 against a good English side to avenge their home series loss in 1984-85.

These are the ones that came to my mind. Feel free to chip in with yours as well.

 

[Heisenberg111]

[MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION] , what do you think ?

 

[Mamoon]

Series win in England in 2007 also deserves a mention.

 

[Heisenberg111]

Series win in England in 2007 also deserves a mention.

Yeah, that was a series win against a good English side too.

 

[Ab Fan]

[MENTION=139595]Ab Fan[/MENTION] , what do you think ?

Agreed. England in 2007 win also deserves a mention. That team was better than the England one in 1986 but India absolutely thrased England in their backyard in that '86 series.

These six are the most special overseas wins India have in their cricketing history.

2003 series draw in Australia is right up there as well because Australia played their best ever batting lineup in their history.

 

[Ab Fan]

Wish, India would have won the Sydney test as well. That series win would have been India's greatest ever away win. That side didn't had McGrath and Warne yet it was one of the strongest sides against which India could have won in alien conditions.

Their batting lineup had Hayden, Langer, Ponting, Martyn, Waugh, Katich and Gilchrist.

 

[Robert]

I was thinking about India's greatest test series wins overseas and here are the ones that come to mind.

1. Winning in England in 1971, against a powerful English side against all odds. Became the first Asian team to win in England.

2. Winning in the Caribbean in 1971. Became only the third team (after Aus and Eng) to win a series in the West Indies. Credit goes to Ajit Wadekar.

3. Winning in Australia in 2018-19. Although it was a weak Australian side, winning in OZ is always a big deal.

4. Winning in Pakistan in 2004. Before this tour India was yet to win a test match in Pakistan, but they won the series 2-1 to register their first ever series win in Pakistan.

5. Winning 2-0 in England in 1986 against a good English side to avenge their home series loss in 1984-85.

These are the ones that came to my mind. Feel free to chip in with yours as well.

2 is the best for me, as WI had Fredericks, Kanhai, Lloyd and Sobers.

 

[Heisenberg111]

2 is the best for me, as WI had Fredericks, Kanhai, Lloyd and Sobers.

That was a good WI side, but they were in a rebuilding phase. West Indies from 1967-1973 didn't win any series, they lost 5 and drew 2 series in this period.

England on the other hand were on the upswing after regaining the Ashes after 12 years.England were a strong side. Led by the shrewd Ray Illingworth, they had batsmen of the calibre of Brian Luckhurst, Geoff Boycott, John Edrich, John Jameson, Keith Fletcher, Basil D'Oliveira and Dennis Amiss. The bowling was formidable too, manned by John Snow, John Price, Peter Lever, Richard Hutton, Illingworth, D'Oliveira, Norman Gifford and Derek Underwood, had the right blend of speed and subtlety. And of course there was Alan Knott, the greatest English wicket keeper of all time. No surprises then that England was the no.1 team of the 1970's

 

[Heisenberg111]

Wish, India would have won the Sydney test as well. That series win would have been India's greatest ever away win. That side didn't had McGrath and Warne yet it was one of the strongest sides against which India could have won in alien conditions.

Their batting lineup had Hayden, Langer, Ponting, Martyn, Waugh, Katich and Gilchrist.

Yeah, that series win if had happened would have been India's greatest series win abroad.

 

[shaz619]

They showed some great spirit and aggression on the last tour to England but unfortunately the result didn't show that

 

[InziRules]

I think my top 5 have to be

1. Clean sweep of England under MS Dhoni in 2011.

2. Clean sweep of Australia under MS Dhoni later that same year

3. The amazing fightback of winning one test in England in 2014

4. The amazing fightback of again not getting cleansweeped two years ago

5. The amazing cleansweep to South Africa in South Africa and getting humiliated for record low totals

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[Heisenberg111]

I think my top 5 have to be

1. Clean sweep of England under MS Dhoni in 2011.

2. Clean sweep of Australia under MS Dhoni later that same year

3. The amazing fightback of winning one test in England in 2014

4. The amazing fightback of again not getting cleansweeped two years ago

5. The amazing cleansweep to South Africa in South Africa and getting humiliated for record low totals

)

When did that happen? Didn't it happen to Pakistan when they toured South Africa in 2013 ?

 

[szrana]

I think my top 5 have to be

1. Clean sweep of England under MS Dhoni in 2011.

2. Clean sweep of Australia under MS Dhoni later that same year

3. The amazing fightback of winning one test in England in 2014

4. The amazing fightback of again not getting cleansweeped two years ago

5. The amazing cleansweep to South Africa in South Africa and getting humiliated for record low totals

)

lol,don't belittle GOAT Asian team like that.

 

[Last Monetarist]

For me India's two most impressive away performances have been 2003-04 in Australia and 2007 in England. Didn't see the series wins during the seventies and eighties so can't objectively comment.

 

[Robert]

That was a good WI side, but they were in a rebuilding phase. West Indies from 1967-1973 didn't win any series, they lost 5 and drew 2 series in this period.

England on the other hand were on the upswing after regaining the Ashes after 12 years.England were a strong side. Led by the shrewd Ray Illingworth, they had batsmen of the calibre of Brian Luckhurst, Geoff Boycott, John Edrich, John Jameson, Keith Fletcher, Basil D'Oliveira and Dennis Amiss. The bowling was formidable too, manned by John Snow, John Price, Peter Lever, Richard Hutton, Illingworth, D'Oliveira, Norman Gifford and Derek Underwood, had the right blend of speed and subtlety. And of course there was Alan Knott, the greatest English wicket keeper of all time. No surprises then that England was the no.1 team of the 1970's

I don’t think they were as strong as you suggest. It was interesting to look at the scorecards. Boycott didn’t play that series, neither Underwood nor Amiss and I think Snow played just one match.

Looking at the raw stats Luckhurst and Jameson weren’t in the Boycott and Edrich league.

I think the middle order was strong but the top order less so and the bowling somewhat patchy.

 

[Slog]

Series win in England in 2007 also deserves a mention.

That England side wasn't great and the rain saved India on many occasions. But that was the start of India GOAT side so it was important.

In my lifetime the best away Indian performance keeping in mind quality and strength of opposition as well as the challenge of conditions is the 2010 away tour to South Africa. It was a 1-1 draw but I rate it higher than any away series performance India has had post-2000.

 

[Ab Fan]

That England side wasn't great and the rain saved India on many occasions. But that was the start of India GOAT side so it was important.

In my lifetime the best away Indian performance keeping in mind quality and strength of opposition as well as the challenge of conditions is the 2010 away tour to South Africa. It was a 1-1 draw but I rate it higher than any away series performance India has had post-2000.

2003-04 Adelaide should be ahead.

 

[Slog]

2003-04 Adelaide should be ahead.

the australia series in 2003/04?

that was good away series draw obv but Aus were missing Mcgrath and warne for the whole series and brett lee etc for large stretches

SA 2010 had their full strength side

 

[Pakhs]

Agreed. England in 2007 win also deserves a mention. That team was better than the England one in 1986 but India absolutely thrased England in their backyard in that '86 series.

These six are the most special overseas wins India have in their cricketing history.

2003 series draw in Australia is right up there as well because Australia played their best ever batting lineup in their history.

I would argue that 2003 draw was the best effort of the lot considering Australia strength. I know Inida also had the GUN batting line - up.

 

[Pakhs]

the australia series in 2003/04?

that was good away series draw obv but Aus were missing Mcgrath and warne for the whole series and brett lee etc for large stretches

SA 2010 had their full strength side

At that time Australia had the strength to even cover for those majestic players absence they were so strong.

 

[Ab Fan]

the australia series in 2003/04?

that was good away series draw obv but Aus were missing Mcgrath and warne for the whole series and brett lee etc for large stretches

SA 2010 had their full strength side

Yes but even without McGrath and Warne, that team was still so great. I don't think any team would have stood a chance against that batting lineup. That lineup had all great players.

Hayden
Langer
Ponting
Martyn
Steve Waugh(who was not past)
Katich
Gilchrist (wkt)

And the bowling was good enough even if it was a second string. Gillispie was bowling brilliantly and Macgill was a good bowler also.

I don't think any team would have beaten even that Australian side in Australia at that time. But the SA side in '11 lost to Australia at home in '09 and drew to England as well.

 

[Ab Fan]

I would argue that 2003 draw was the best effort of the lot considering Australia strength. I know Inida also had the GUN batting line - up.

Absolutely. Even if you compare Australian batting of '03 to Indian batting of '03 or to '11, the Australian batting still emerges bigger. That good was that lineup.

 

[Pakhs]

Absolutely. Even if you compare Australian batting of '03 to Indian batting of '03 or to '11, the Australian batting still emerges bigger. That good was that lineup.

That was the best Indian overseas performance and possibly the best overall Asian performance away from Asia. Pakistan have done some great things in England in NZ but the quality of that Australian team was something els

 

[Heisenberg111]

I don’t think they were as strong as you suggest. It was interesting to look at the scorecards. Boycott didn’t play that series, neither Underwood nor Amiss and I think Snow played just one match.

Looking at the raw stats Luckhurst and Jameson weren’t in the Boycott and Edrich league.

I think the middle order was strong but the top order less so and the bowling somewhat patchy.

I certainly believe that English side was stronger than the West Indies in 1971, who were going through the rebuilding phase, so the win in England should be rated higher.

 

[Heisenberg111]

That was the best Indian overseas performance and possibly the best overall Asian performance away from Asia. Pakistan have done some great things in England in NZ but the quality of that Australian team was something els

Pakistan's drawn series in the West Indies (1988) is at par if not better than India's 2003 series in OZ. Pakistan's drawn series in OZ in 1976-77 is also close, as that was a great Australian side.

 

[Pakhs]

Pakistan's drawn series in the West Indies (1988) is at par if not better than India's 2003 series in OZ. Pakistan's drawn series in OZ in 1976-77 is also close, as that was a great Australian side.

hmm Good point

 

[Ab Fan]

Pakistan's drawn series in the West Indies (1988) is at par if not better than India's 2003 series in OZ. Pakistan's drawn series in OZ in 1976-77 is also close, as that was a great Australian side.

Pakistan's drawn series in OZ was a good performance ,it came vs Chappell, Walter, Lillee and Thompson. But India also drew a series 1-1 in OZ in 1979-80 tour, that tour had Chappell, Border, Walter and Lillee.

I think India's draw in 03-04 Australia and Pakistan's draw in 87-88 Windies remains the two best performances overseas from Asian sides. That Aussies batting was ATGesque while WI side was overall very strong with Viv and Marshall back in second test.

 

[Slog]

Yes but even without McGrath and Warne, that team was still so great. I don't think any team would have stood a chance against that batting lineup. That lineup had all great players.

Hayden
Langer
Ponting
Martyn
Steve Waugh(who was not past)
Katich
Gilchrist (wkt)

And the bowling was good enough even if it was a second string. Gillispie was bowling brilliantly and Macgill was a good bowler also.

I don't think any team would have beaten even that Australian side in Australia at that time. But the SA side in '11 lost to Australia at home in '09 and drew to England as well.

Bowling was hardly good enough

Gillespie was good. MacGill was decent.

But then you had trash like Brad Williams (painting houses in a few years time) and Nathan Bracken (total flop in Tests).

Warne and McGrath are ATGs of the game, not just greats for Australia. You cant take them away and say the bowling attack was anywhere near the level.

 

[Ab Fan]

Bowling was hardly good enough

Gillespie was good. MacGill was decent.

But then you had trash like Brad Williams (painting houses in a few years time) and Nathan Bracken (total flop in Tests).

Warne and McGrath are ATGs of the game, not just greats for Australia. You cant take them away and say the bowling attack was anywhere near the level.

I understand the importance of McWarne but Gillispie was bowling very well in that series and MacGill is a very very good spinner as well. He was massively unlucky to be playing in Warne's era. He was better than Lyon. And Warne anyways never turned up vs India. The only bowler they were missing is McGrath. Brad Williams played only one test and was replaced by Lee later.

If you compare this overall with South African lineup of 2010-11 that India played, you have

Smith
AN Petersen
Amla
Kallis
A Prince
AB
Boucher(wkt)
Steyn
Morkel
Tsotsobe
P Harris

Australia had

Hayden
Langer
Ponting
Martyn
Waugh
Katich
Gilchrist
Lee
Gillispie
Bichel/Bracken
MacGill

 

[Ab Fan]

I understand the importance of McWarne but Gillispie was bowling very well in that series and MacGill is a very very good spinner as well. He was massively unlucky to be playing in Warne's era. He was better than Lyon. And Warne anyways never turned up vs India. The only bowler they were missing is McGrath. Brad Williams played only one test and was replaced by Lee later.

If you compare this overall with South African lineup of 2010-11 that India played, you have

Smith
AN Petersen
Amla
Kallis
A Prince
AB
Boucher(wkt)
Steyn
Morkel
Tsotsobe
P Harris

Australia had

Hayden
Langer
Ponting
Martyn
Waugh
Katich
Gilchrist
Lee
Gillispie
Bichel/Bracken
MacGill

If you compare one on one both teams,

Hayden = Smith
Langer > AN Petersen
Ponting > Amla
Waugh = Kallis
Martyn = AB( AB became bigger afterwards around 2013-15)
Katich > A Prince
Gilchrist > Boucher

4-0 Australia. That tells us how strong that Australian batting lineup was.

Steyn > Gillispie
Morkel > Lee
Tsotsobe = Bichel/ Bracken
P Harris < MacGill

So, 1-2 SA.

Overall, 5-2 Australia.

 

[Slog]

I understand the importance of McWarne but Gillispie was bowling very well in that series and MacGill is a very very good spinner as well. He was massively unlucky to be playing in Warne's era. He was better than Lyon. And Warne anyways never turned up vs India. The only bowler they were missing is McGrath. Brad Williams played only one test and was replaced by Lee later.

If you compare this overall with South African lineup of 2010-11 that India played, you have

Smith
AN Petersen
Amla
Kallis
A Prince
AB
Boucher(wkt)
Steyn
Morkel
Tsotsobe
P Harris

Australia had

Hayden
Langer
Ponting
Martyn
Waugh
Katich
Gilchrist
Lee
Gillispie
Bichel/Bracken
MacGill

Lee only played 2 of the matches out of the 4, and Australia didnt lose either of them and won one

 

[Ab Fan]

My top 5 among the ones that I watched are:-

1. Perth 2008
2. Melbourne 2020
3. Adelaide 2003
4. Johannesburg 2018
5. Headingley 2002

<B>Other notable ones</B>- Multan 2004, Rawalpindi 2004, Durban 2010, Adelaide 2018, Melbourne 2018, Nottingham 2008, Lords 2014

 

[Hyperion66]

My top 5 among the ones that I watched are:-

1. Perth 2008
2. Melbourne 2020
3. Adelaide 2003
4. Johannesburg 2018
5. Headingley 2002

<B>Other notable ones</B>- Multan 2004, Rawalpindi 2004, Durban 2010, Adelaide 2018, Melbourne 2018, Nottingham 2008, Lords 2014

Ditto, except I would put this MCG win at the top. Just supremely satisfying.

 

[dravidthewall]

My top 5 among the ones that I watched are:-

1. Perth 2008
2. Melbourne 2020
3. Adelaide 2003
4. Johannesburg 2018
5. Headingley 2002

<B>Other notable ones</B>- Multan 2004, Rawalpindi 2004, Durban 2010, Adelaide 2018, Melbourne 2018, Nottingham 2008, Lords 2014

1 Adelaide 2003
2 Melbourne 2020
3 Johannesburg 2018

 

[Last Monetarist]

1. Adelaide 2003
2. Perth 2008
3. Johannesburg 2006
4. Melbourne 2020
5. Durban 2010

 

[Mesozoic]

Perth 2008 - we may show some recency bias and put today's win at the top but Perth win was just something really special.

Melbourne 2020 - Need I say more?

Johannesburg 2006 - I'm surprised no-one so far has picked this one. Bowling a very strong SAF batting line up for 80 odd was just out of the world.

Adelaide 2004 - This would have been right on top had Australia were playing Warne and McGrath. But still a top class effort.

Durban 2010 - 1-0 down. Humiliated at centurion but a great come back against an ATG SAF side in extremely challenging conditions.

Honourable Mentions- Nottingham 2007&2018, Melbourne 2019, Lords 2014 , Napier 2009.....

I personally don't consider wins in Pak/SL as "overseas" as conditions are pretty similar to India but wins at Multan and Galle (2008) were quite memorable.

 

[Ab Fan]

Perth 2008 - we may show some recency bias and put today's win at the top but Perth win was just something really special.

Melbourne 2020 - Need I say more?

Johannesburg 2006 - I'm surprised no-one so far has picked this one. Bowling a very strong SAF batting line up for 80 odd was just out of the world.

Adelaide 2004 - This would have been right on top had Australia were playing Warne and McGrath. But still a top class effort.

Durban 2010 - 1-0 down. Humiliated at centurion but a great come back against an ATG SAF side in extremely challenging conditions.

Honourable Mentions- Nottingham 2007&2018, Melbourne 2019, Lords 2014 , Napier 2009.....

I personally don't consider wins in Pak/SL as "overseas" as conditions are pretty similar to India but wins at Multan and Galle (2008) were quite memorable.

Yeah, J'Burg 2006 and Galle 2008 were memorable as well. Forgot to mention them.

Headingley 2002 was pretty special too. We won that game with an innings defeat.

 

[jeetu]

In Ascending order by date
1. vs England - The Oval - Aug71 First test win in England
2. vs Australia - Melbourne - Feb81 - against Greg Chappell , Lillee etc
3. vs Pakistan - Rawalpindi -Apr04 - Won the series in Pakistan with huge Margin
4. vs South Africa - Johannesburg - Dec06 - First Test Win in SA against a very strong SA XI
5. vs Australia - Perth - Jan08 - Came just after Monkeygate scandal.

 

[carnish]

Lords 2014
Durban 2010
Perth 2008
Nottingham 2007
Melbourne 2020

 

[Heisenberg111]

In Ascending order by date
1. vs England - The Oval - Aug71 First test win in England
2. vs Australia - Melbourne - Feb81 - against Greg Chappell , Lillee etc
3. vs Pakistan - Rawalpindi -Apr04 - Won the series in Pakistan with huge Margin
4. vs South Africa - Johannesburg - Dec06 - First Test Win in SA against a very strong SA XI
5. vs Australia - Perth - Jan08 - Came just after Monkeygate scandal.

Great list, totally agree.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Tough question to answer and almost impossible for modern day fans to evaluate importance of test wins they didn't see in their life time when India wasn't a force in world cricket.

 

[Srtfan]

Adelaide 2004
Perth 2008
Melbourne 2020
Johannesburg 2006
Multan 2004( first win in Pakistan)

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Adelaide 2004 was the MOST magical victory.

It was 2001 Kolkata repeat....Aus edition.

But context wise, Melbourne 2020 was the greatest ever victory.

Think about this.

1. The team's main batsman has flown back home (Kohli).

2. Second best bowler is injured (Shami). No second innings magic.

3. Third best bowler was injured even before the series started (Ishant). No control bowler.

4. One of the opener is so out of sorts, he wouldn't make 5 runs (Mayank).

5. Another opener is a complete debutant (Gill) who will open in MCG against a fearsome pace attack.

6. A complete passenger is asked to captain the side with his career hanging on the line (Rahane). He hasn't scored a SENA century in 5 years.

7. Team has only 1 batsman of pedigree who for some reason hasn't been his usual self (Pujara).

8. Another pacer gets injured in between the test just when he was looking good (Umesh).

9. A pace attack leader who looks overbowled and tired (Bumrah).

10. Only 6 genuine bats in which pretty much NO ONE established is in form.

11. And on top of that, the team just were 36 all out the previous innings resulting in fresh scars.

12. And if that ain't enough, they LOSE the toss in MCG. Great in-form teams lose tests in Aus after losing toss and yet here India is staring down the barrel having to bowl first and bat last with a broken team.

And INSPITE of everything stacked against them....they not only end up competing but dominating and winning the game.

If this isn't the David vs Goliath story.....I don't know what else would be.

This is probably the GREATEST Indian test win when you consider the context.

It might not seem now (cos cricket isn't as special in our lives like in 90s or 2000s)...but 50 years from now, this test will be remembered more than other tests I believe.

Melbourne 2020 is a story of hope & never say die attitude triumphing over incredible odds.

 

[Slog]

Surely there has to be a win pre 2000.

Almost all the wins listed are post 2000

 

[Slog]

I think the best india away win I saw was on a 2010 SA tour to draw the series 1-1

 

[JaDed]

Our WI series win of 1971 should be on top as well.

 

[Ab Fan]

Surely there has to be a win pre 2000.

Almost all the wins listed are post 2000

Yeah there are. I mentioned the ones I watched.

1971 England and WI away were great wins too. Australia' 81 also mentioned by someone above.

 

[bala977]

1. Jo’burg 2018
..... days
..... nights
2. Melbourne 2020
3. Calcutta 2001

The Jo’burg win was special - the series was already lost and India was presented with one of the most treacherous pitches in recent memory... but it was clear India wanted to win. I had never see such commitment and focus until then and even now. Players took body blows and cuts, but did not give up and managed to win in the end ..... I get goose bumps just thinking about it

 

[Napa]

In Ascending order by date
1. vs England - The Oval - Aug71 First test win in England
2. vs Australia - Melbourne - Feb81 - against Greg Chappell , Lillee etc
3. vs Pakistan - Rawalpindi -Apr04 - Won the series in Pakistan with huge Margin
4. vs South Africa - Johannesburg - Dec06 - First Test Win in SA against a very strong SA XI
5. vs Australia - Perth - Jan08 - Came just after Monkeygate scandal.

Surely there has to be a win pre 2000.

Almost all the wins listed are post 2000

There were quite a few pre-2000.

I would add Port of Spain 1971 to the list. It was significant as it was India's first away Test win against a major cricketing nation, and led to a series win. India's rise continued to the #1 ranking a couple of years later.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...indies-vs-india-2nd-test-63067/full-scorecard

Gavaskar, playing in his debut series, averaged 132 in this game (65 and 67*).

 

[Nikhil_cric]

2018/19 - MCG
2004 Rawalpindi
2006 Jo'burg
2007 Trent bridge
2009 Hamilton
2003 Adelaide
2006 Kingston
2020 MCG

In that order

 

[jeetu]

There were quite a few pre-2000.

I would add Port of Spain 1971 to the list. It was significant as it was India's first away Test win against a major cricketing nation, and led to a series win. India's rise continued to the #1 ranking a couple of years later.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...indies-vs-india-2nd-test-63067/full-scorecard

Gavaskar, playing in his debut series, averaged 132 in this game (65 and 67*).

That would have been on my list had it been top 10. West Indies had strong batting lineup with Sobers , Kanahai and LLoyd.
Also credit goes to Dilip Sardesai who hit purple patch in that series. Gavaskar book "Sunny Days" is a great read about that series.

 

[Cuts_and_cuts_hard]

MCG 2020 has to be 1. The adversity they had to overcome was off the charts. One of the greatest wins of all time for any team.

 

[giri26]

Only listing the ones I have watched:

1. Trent Bridge 2002
2. Trent Bridge 2007 (Series winning one)
3. Kingsmead 2010 (came after the drubbing in Centurion)
4. Adelaide 2018
5. MCG 2020 (Just because of what happened in Adelaide)

Other honorable mentions:
Perth 2007/08
Hamilton 2009 (Series winning performance)
Kingston 2006 (Series win in West Indies after 35 years against a good home team)

 

[Bhaijaan]

This win is sweet in context of the series.

As a standalone test however, this is just a good dominant win. We dominated this test all the way. There was no come back as such and we had to chase down a midget total which we almost made a mess of like only we can.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

1. Perth 2007, toxic behaviour and biased umpiring. One of the most competitive series.
2.Joburg 2007, first ever win in SA.
3.Mcg 2020
4.Adelaide 2018
5.Nottingham 2007
Close calls
6.Joburg 2018
7.Rawalpindi

Away wins from the 2000s decade are more memorable, when this current team wins away matches it doesn't come as a surprise. We know we have the ability.

 

[therealAB]

Greatest Series Wins

This surely has to be up there. An Australian team that has been strong at home, destroyed the world number one team last year. Not an ATG team for obvs but a very strong team at home

Ashes 2005 obviously, had a different context
England in 05 and India here would be the best 2 series wins in my time watching cricket

 

[Bhaijaan]

It's a heist.

Among the greatest at that given the context, losing all the first choice players, playing in bubble and all that.

Absolutely top notch stuff from India.

Breaching GABBA just puts the icing on the cake.

 

[Hyperion66]

So we did not just defeated Aus in Aus, we beat them in the series decider without our best batsman and with a completely inexperienced bowling attack chasing 300+ on day 5 against a full strength Aus attack in their greatest fortress in history. This is something epic, legendary stuff.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

[MENTION=148996]Shoaib88[/MENTION] bhai what a humbling indeed.

 

[therealAB]

[MENTION=148996]Shoaib88[/MENTION] bhai what a humbling indeed.

Yep, really puts the Pakistan supporters who took so much joy from India's struggles in their places

 

[jnaveen1980]

0-4 was on the cards after 1st test and kohli's unavailability. 2-1 with a great escape is stunning. With no superstar names they clicked as a team.We never know how we will play once Kohli returns.

 

[ezhil]

This surprised many Indians like me too... totally unprepared after 36 all-out...3-0,4-0 defeat was on cards

 

[IndoorCricket]

Greatest team effort I have witnessed in test cricket.

 

[ikky47]

Can’t have seen many better test series victories than this.. as a Pakistani fan hats off to the Indian team. To beat Australia in their backyard and their fortress and breach it wow!!!

 

[unitedkush]

But....but..2018/19 doesn't count because of no Smith/Warner/Labuschagne not being the batsman he is now.

This dub should silence any and all doubts. Greatest Asian Test Team of all Time.

 

[Ab Fan]

I expected no more than 4-0 loss.

But I got 2-1 win.

 

[Cuts_and_cuts_hard]

In terms of just the unexpected underdog story, this and SL vs SA in 2019 are the top 2. Truly mind boggling that they won.

 

[Buffet]

This surely has to be up there. An Australian team that has been strong at home, destroyed the world number one team last year. Not an ATG team for obvs but a very strong team at home

Ashes 2005 obviously, had a different context
England in 05 and India here would be the best 2 series wins in my time watching cricket

I will put this one as the best I have seen in the last 30 years. Stunning come back after getting bowled out for 30 odd runs and losing so many players.

Coming back in Aus is really hard. Once Aus gets on top, Aus normally crushes other teams. Aus had their full team with a very good bowling unit. It was not a case of some weak team.

 

[Hyperion66]

I expected no more than 4-0 loss.

But I got 2-1 win.

Wrong emoji man, disappointed

 

[RajBan]

[MENTION=148996]Shoaib88[/MENTION] bhai what a humbling indeed.

Chhod do bhai usko. He is too young, by his own admission he is still in school. It's common from teenagers, they will mature over time. We probably did it in our teens as well.

 

[big_gamer007]

Top quality win, a true underdog moment which comes once in a decade in most sports.

 

[Bhaijaan]

But....but..2018/19 doesn't count because of no Smith/Warner/Labuschagne not being the batsman he is now.

This dub should silence any and all doubts. Greatest Asian Test Team of all Time.

Bencroft and Pattinson also

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

I cannot recall a single player who was responsible for the win. Bumrah and Rahane won us a test, Vihari, Ash saved us from a loss. Sundar and Shardul have put on a 123 stand when we were looking down the barrel and wishing for rain. Pant and Gill propelled us to an unlikely chase on day 5. Pujara in of all this was there somewhere tiring their bowlers and taking body blows.

It's a complete team performance. First ever AFAIR for an Indian win.. lol

 

[IndoorCricket]

This is the kind of stuff sports anime are made of.

 

[Ab Fan]

This is the greatest test series I have watched and this is also India's greatest series win ever tied to Kolkata 2001 series.

Pant and Gill have become superstars after this performance in my opinion. Brilliant performance from Sundar, Siraj and Shardul as well. Ofcourse hatsoff to Pujara for the grit, courage and resilience he showed today and Rahane for his leadership.

 

[RainStopsPlay]

I cannot recall a single player who was responsible for the win. Bumrah and Rahane won us a test, Vihari, Ash saved us from a loss. Sundar and Shardul have put on a 123 stand when we were looking down the barrel and wishing for rain. Pant and Gill propelled us to an unlikely chase on day 5. Pujara in of all this was there somewhere tiring their bowlers and taking body blows.

It's a complete team performance. First ever AFAIR for an Indian win.. lol

Saini is the only passenger and doesn't deserve any credit whatsoever.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Chhod do bhai usko. He is too young, by his own admission he is still in school. It's common from teenagers, they will mature over time. We probably did it in our teens as well.

Good lesson for him in humility then. Anyways congrats bro.

 

[dravidthewall]

Which test series win was more crucial for india , 2001 or 2021?

India won famous test series in 2021 (2-1) against full strength australia with their world class bowlers cummins, starch,hazelwood.
India won it without having indian best batsman kohli, injured bowlers shami, Ishant, bumrah, umesh yadav, ishant,ravindra jadeja, ashwin.

Previous best test series won was against world beater australia in 2001
(2-1),. India lost first test, forced for follow on 2nd test , yet they raise like a champions and go on to win the match and win the series as well. The great australian team had pointing gilchrist, hayden, macgrath, langer, gilipse, shane warne.

So guys which win was great 2001 or 2021? discuss

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

2001 Aus made us believe we can win.

2004 Aus made us believe we can win overseas.

2021 Aus made us believe we can win against all odds.

The greatest is 2021 for me.

No questions asked.

 

[szrana007]

Certainly India's greatest overseas triumph. GOAT Asian team no doubt. Should become a dominant force outside Asia as well now. Congratulations to all Indian fans on a truly remarkable win.