New Delhi. The Indian team led by Rohit Sharma is at the peak these days. Team India’s flag is flying high irrespective of the format. After becoming the ODI World Cup runner-up and T20 World Cup champion in the last few months, the ‘Men in Blue’ have now dominated Test cricket as well. The Rohit brigade that defeated Bangladesh in Chepauk has made a very special record after 92 years, due to which the team is seen in strong rhythm in all formats. In the two-Test series, Team India led by Rohit Sharma defeated Bangladesh by 280 runs in the first Test. After winning this match, India created history. After 580 matches and 92 years, Team India has made a record of winning more Test matches than losing matches in Test cricket for the first time. India has now won 179 matches and lost 178 matches in Test matches. This is the first time in India’s Test history that their winning figure has exceeded the losses.
India is now among the five teams that have a positive record of win and loss in men’s Tests. These are the five teams that have won more than lost in Test cricket: Australia (total matches 866): 414 wins and 232 losses, England (total matches 1077): 397 wins and 325 losses, South Africa (total matches 466): 179 wins and 161 losses, India (total matches 580): 179 wins and 178 losses, Pakistan (total matches 458): 148 wins and 144 losses. The Indian cricket team played its first Test match in 1932. Since then, India has played a total of 580 Test matches, in which it has won 179 Test matches, while it faced defeat in 178 Test matches. 222 matches were drawn and one match was tied. In this way, for the first time in the 92-year Test history, India has won more Test matches than it has lost.