India have won only seven of their last 22 home Tests, and while their spinners have been less effective recently, that is hardly the complete explanation writes S Rajesh in CricInfo
South Africa’s emphatic win by an innings and 90 runs in Ahmedabad – India’s heaviest home defeat in nearly 50 years – has raised plenty of chatter along the lines of “Have India lost the ability to dominate at home?” The stats will show that India have won eight of their last 12 series at home, but more recently, home wins have been much tougher to come by, while opposition line-ups have learnt the art of holding India to a draw at least.
In the last five years (since January 2003), India have been held to a drawn series by New Zealand, Pakistan and England, and have lost to Australia. Of India’s three series wins, two were by slender 1-0 margins, and only one – against Sri Lanka in 2005-06 – was by a convincing 2-0 verdict.
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