This is the first time that India have been whitewashed in a series of three or more Tests at home. Overall, India has been whitewashed on home soil only twice in the past (0-2 by South Africa in 2000 and 1-0 by England in 1980).
–Galla S Kiran Kumar, Bureau Chief1
This is the first Test that India have lost at home after scoring less than 200.
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Tests that India lost at home under the captaincy of Rohit. Rohit is second only to Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (9) as the captain who has lost most Tests at home.
“This is the eighth phase of my career. I am fully responsible for this defeat. Losing a series at home is hard to digest. Losing a match like this, which we wanted to win, hurts even more. We did not play our best cricket. We made many mistakes. We have failed collectively. I am not the best in leadership and batting. Couldn’t lead the team properly. Pant and Sundar showed how to play on such a pitch. Despite losing the series, there are some positives. Our bowlers bowled well. It is worrying that the batsmen are not getting runs. Australia’s tour is the biggest challenge in the wake of this series defeat.
