India most successful team at home Tests, thanks to Ashwin and Jadeja | Data

India's dominant Test record at home, fueled by their spinners, surpasses other major Test-playing nations in the past decade.

Today, when England starts its five-match Test tour in India, it will be facing the most successful team at home in the last decade. India’s win-loss record at home, in the past 11 years, stands apart when compared to the home records of other major Test-playing nations. Notably, India’s last Test series defeat at home came against England back in November-December 2012. The numbers analysed in this piece pertain to all the matches played in the 11 years post that defeat, unless specified otherwise.

Table 1 | The table shows the number of home Tests played by all teams since December 20, 2012. It also lists the win/loss ratio and the share of wins.

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With a win/loss ratio of 12, India’s home record is much higher than Australia’s 7. India topped the table in terms of share of wins too.

India had not always been such a formidable force at home. In fact, its record in home Tests before the 2010s pales in comparison to the much superior figures it has maintained in the last two decades.

Table 2 | The table shows the number of home Tests played by India, the win/loss ratio and share of wins, decade-wise.

In both the win/loss ratio and share of wins, India’s record in the last two decades stands tall compared to its own record before the 2010s.