Archive · 30 Nov 2025
India's Home Test Struggles Continue
India's cricket team is having a hard time winning Test matches at home.
Experts say the batters are not good at playing against spin bowling, which is common in India.
They think the players spend too much time playing overseas and not enough time practicing for home conditions.
India lost both the recent Test series against South Africa and New Zealand at home.
Players like Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja did well in these series.
The team did well on their recent tour of England, but they are not performing as well at home.
Some people think India needs to prepare better pitches and focus more on Test cricket to improve.
India lost both Test series against South Africa and New Zealand at home, struggling against spin bowling.
Experts attribute the struggles to lack of preparation and focus on white-ball cricket.
KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, and Shubman Gill were among the batters who struggled in the series.
Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja were the only Indian batters to score over 100 runs in the series against South Africa.
India's recent overseas success in England has not translated to strong performances at home.
- Who
- Indian batters, particularly KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, and Shubman Gill
- What
- Struggles against spin bowling in home Test matches
- When
- Recent Test series against South Africa and New Zealand
- Where
- India
- Why
- Lack of preparation and practice against spin bowling at home, focus on white-ball cricket
- Teams
- India, South Africa
- Series Result
- India 0-2
- Key Players Struggling
- KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill
- Successful Players
- Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja
- Issue Highlighted
- Lack of preparation against spin, focus on white-ball cricket
- Recent Overseas Success
- England tour
- Pitch Concerns
- Flat pitches, lack of spin dominance
- Toss Impact
- Lost 4 of 5 tosses against NZ and SA
Sources
‘Not Pace, Swing Or…’: Manjrekar Says Rahul, Pant & Gill Struggle At Home Due To ‘Poor Training’
Frontier breached: Editorial on the repercussions of India’s disastrous Test performances
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