Happy New Year 2025: Defeat on home soil after 12 years, but these big records were broken, this was the year for India

Cricket News Desk. The fourth test match between India and Australia will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. This will be the last test of the year for the Indian team. Therefore, the Indian team wants to end the year in a memorable way by winning the Boxing Day Test. Now the question is, how has the Indian team performed in Test matches this year? Actually, statistics show that the performance of the Indian team in Test matches this year has been mixed. However, the Indian team started this year on a great note. India defeated South Africa on its own soil.

How has India's performance been in Test matches this year?

After the India-South Africa Test series, the England team came to tour India, but the Indian team had to face defeat in the first match of this Test series. India won the next four test matches. In this way India defeated England 4-1. The winning streak of the Indian team did not stop here. After South Africa and England, India defeated Bangladesh easily. The New Zealand team came to India tour after the Test series against Bangladesh.

The streak of 12 years was broken on home soil…

The Indian team had to face 3-0 defeat in the Test series against New Zealand. In this way, the Indian team's record of not losing any series on its soil for 12 consecutive years was broken. The Indian team has lost a Test series on its soil after almost 12 years. But after this Border-Gavaskar made a brilliant comeback against Australia. The Indian team won the first Test against Australia, but host Australia defeated India in the second Test. However, India will now play the last Test of the year in Melbourne. The Indian team would like to end the year on a high note by winning this test.