Team India’s shameful record, THIS happened for first time in 91 years of Test history

Team India played its first Test 91 years ago and this is India's lowest score against New Zealand on home soil in 91 years of Test history.

New Delhi: Team India collapsed at a score of just 46 runs in the first Test match being played against New Zealand in Bengaluru. Five batters of India could not open their account in this match. The Indian team has registered a shameful record in Test cricket with this performance. This has happened for the first time in India’s 91-year Test history.

The Indian team collapsed at 46 runs in the first innings against New Zealand. The Indian team has collapsed for the first time in the history of Test cricket on home soil for a score of less than 50 runs.

This happened for the first time in 91 years of Test history:

Earlier, Team India’s lowest score on home soil was 75 runs, which came against West Indies. In the year 1987, the Indian team collapsed against the West Indies in Delhi with a score of 75 runs. India played its first Test match on 15 December 1933 against England in Mumbai. Team India played its first Test 91 years ago and this is India’s lowest score against New Zealand on home soil in 91 years of Test history.

India’s lowest score on home soil in Test matches:

46 – IND vs NZ, Bengaluru, 2024*

75 – IND v WI, Delhi, 1987

76 – IND v SA, Ahmedabad, 2008

Overall India’s lowest score in Test cricket is 36 runs, which came against Australia in 2020.

Five Indian batters could not open their account:

Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin could not open their account in this match. Except for Rishabh Pant (20 runs) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (13), no other batsman could touch the double-digit mark. Skipper Rohit Sharma contributed two runs. For New Zealand, Matt Henry took five wickets, while William O’Rourke got four wickets.