Sneak peek into Team Indias invincible Test record in Delhi
India will face West Indies in the second and final Test match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Friday, October 10. Let's take a look at India's record in the Delhi stadium.
New Delhi: India and West Indies will play the second Test match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Friday, October 10. The hosts handed a big defeat to the visitors in the first Test as they defeated them by an innings and 140 runs and won the match under three days.
India will look to continue their dominance run in the red-ball format in one of their favourite home stadiums. The hosts played the last Test in Delhi in February 2023 against Australia and defeated them comfortably within three days.
Delhi has been a historic ground for India and the West Indies, as the first Test match between both nations in India was played in Delhi in 1948. West Indies have a sublime record at this venue in the red-ball format. They played seven Tests over the past 77 years and won two, drew four, and lost only once.
From the 2000s, a single Test match was played between India and West Indies, and the hosts defeated the visitors by five wickets in 2011. The Par record was mostly from the 19th century, when the Caribbean side was one of the best teams in the world and they defeated every side in their home condition, but now the West Indies are struggling to face top teams.
India's record in Delhi
India have played 35 Test matches so far in Delhi, where they won 15, suffered six defeats, and drew 15 matches. Earlier, the pitch was batting-friendly, which reflected more draws, but now the surface turned in spinners' favor, which worked more for India.
India haven't lost a single Test in the last 38 years in Delhi, as since 1987, they have won 11 matches and drawn two games. But last time when they lost a game at this venue, their opposition were the West Indies, as they defeated them by five wickets.
KL Rahul 3 runs away to pass MS Dhoni
KL Rahul scored a brilliant century in the first Test match against West Indies, and with his ton, the right-hand batter completed 400 Test runs against the West Indies.
The Indian opener has scored 474 runs in 11 innings so far, and now he is just three runs away from passing MS Dhoni, as the former Indian skipper scored 476 runs in 19 innings against the West Indies. Dhoni had one century and two fifties against the Carribeans.