Serious Series - Famous Indian Series Wins away from home
India has finally won a series in Australia, 71 years after their first series in Australia which happened back in 1947. They have played 11 series prior to the current one in Australia, losing 8 and drawing 3. This post is about a few landmark away series wins that India achieved in the history of cricket. Tour of New Zealand (1968) 4 Tests-India Won (3-1) Captains - MAK Pataudi, BW Sinclair, GT Dowling This was India's first overseas series win. India won the first test at Dunedin, on the strength of strong bowling performances by Prasanna and Bedi , but lost the second at Christchurch where New Zealand scored big in the first innings with GT Dowling scoring a double hundred. India won the third and fourth tests. Ajit Wadekar scoring a timely hundred in the third test at Wellington and Bapu Nadkarni 's 6/43 (in 30 overs) helping India to dismiss New Zealand for 199 in the third innings to score an 8 wickets win. In the fourth...