India‘We take pride in Test cricket South Africa In 2025, the third clean sweep house and the first time New Zealand3-0 victory in 2024. This is South Africa’s second series win in India, 25 years after 2000, the hosts’ biggest Test defeat as they conceded 408 runs in Guwahati. Under the head coach Gautam GambhirBack-to-back home series losses against the Sena nations snapped a decade-long unbeaten streak to reduce India to five World Test Championship situations. Fans and analysts now see the end of India’s reign, with five home Test defeats in seven matches since 1959.
Three times when India were whitewashed in the home test series
- In 2000, South Africa’s pioneering sweep
First home whitewash 1999–2000 Tour of South Africa, a two match test series Hansie cronjeHarbari won 2-0, ending India’s 13-year drought. At the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, South Africa chased down 236 to win by four wickets after India were bowled out for 225 and 113 Shaun Pollock and Allan Donald batting removal. Bengaluru Decider slams India to a one-innings defeat, bowing out to 400 chasing 250 Nicky boje claimed 85 runs for the player of the honor along with five wicket hauls and 85 Jack dear. This series exposed India’s sensitivities to PACE and spin, later marred by match-fixing scandals involving Cronje.
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- New Zealand’s shock 3-0 victory in 2024
October-November 2024 – New Zealand India’s first ever 0-3 home whitewash in the three-test series, the value of the black caps and the win on Indian grounds and IndiaThe first multi-tested household cleaner in 24 years. Spinner Gluttony (11 wickets in the final) and Glenn Phillips Defending 146 in Mumbai, he was the umpire Rishabh pantsIndia, and India managed 29 for 29 early. Earlier losses in Bengaluru (including 46) and Pune collapsed against batting pace and spin that emphasized Rohit SharmaThe ‘Side lost 37 wickets to the spinner – the most at home in such a series. This rare feat made Whitewash India’s fourth only side in a 3+ Test rubber.
- Repeat history with 2025 advantage
South Africa in November 2025, 2-0 sweep of India since 2000, India’s biggest home defeat, India’s biggest home defeat in the first Test with 30 runs in the first Test in the first Test and 549, India collapsed to 140 to 540 on the day Simon’s appearance and Marco Jansen In fact, no Indian innings reached 250. The side in the fourth captain’s pants, unable to score a century at the top of the drought since 1969, abstracted at Amprutiny amid Gambhir’s back-and-forth whitewash. These failures Dent India World Test Championship Hopefully, a turbulent transition.
