Mumbai to Cape Town: List of all hard fought test series in the history

India vs Australia, 2020-21

This series was one of the best series in the history, where the Indian team jumped all the obstacles and passed all the problems who came on their route to win the contest. Ajinkya Rahane was the skipper at that time. In the series, the visitors conquered the Aussies and won it by 2-1.

India vs Sri Lanka, 2015

This was the series where the current legends were preparing to run the next generation. Virat Kohli was the captain of the India team. The visitors played very calmly and with proper intent to win the matches and lift the trophy with this stubborn and never give-up attitude. The team wins the series by 2-1.

India vs South Africa 2010-11,

This was the series where we witnessed the legends playing in the same squad: Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, each player of the team contributed enough efforts to make the team winner. VVS Laxman played a steady innings of 96 runs against the deadly duo of Morne Morkal and Dale Steyn.

India vs England, 2011-12,

The four-match series was full of twists and turns, where India registered win over England by nine wickets at Ahmedabad. In the upcoming matches, the visitors showcased their real dominance, where Kevin Pietersen, AKA “Mr Perfectionist” played a great knock against the hosts and completed his century at which the England skipper was Alistair Cook. The player who is dominating bowlers today, Joe Root, made his test debut in that test.

Australia vs South Africa, 2016-17,

This was the series where young talent showcased their talent, and it was a proper battle between the pacers of South Africa: Kagiso Rabada and Vernon Philander and Australia’s pacers: Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood. It was Australia’s first home series defeat after 2008.

New Zealand vs Pakistan 2017-18,

Before this series, everyone was expecting Pakistan to win the match as the match was in Abu Dhabi, help for spinners, which was a strength of Pakistan. However, New Zealand won the match easily by 4 runs. In the reply, Pakistan won the next match by 16 runs at Dubai. The Kiwis registered victory on the last one and won the series.

India vs England 2021-22,

This series happened during the COVID-19 pandemic without spectators. Everyone was really excited about that series, where the players of both teams showcased their talent and potential for the game and, for their respective nations ended up with a 2-2 draw.