Cricket-Lions no more, India's test team appear vulnerable on home soil


  • Cricket
  • Thursday, 27 Nov 2025

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - International Test Match Series - Fourth Test - England v India - Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, Britain - July 24, 2025 India's Rishabh Pant in action Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith/File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The thought of playing a test series in India once struck fear into the hearts of touring sides, but with their fortress now breached twice in the last 12 months local cricket fans know the team's aura of invincibility on home soil has been shattered.

India did not lose a home test series for 12 years until New Zealand whitewashed them 3-0 late last year, and while the reverberations from that stunning defeat had grown faint, South Africa's 2-0 victory has delivered another almighty shock to home fans.

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