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Rohit Sharma's Men Bag Unwanted 91-Year Record After Shocking Hyderabad Defeat

Kashish Chadha

image-lrypfunzRohit Sharma's men suffered a horrible loss [AP]

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Team India's painstaking collapse in the fourth-innings and 28-run defeat at the hands of England in the first Test in Hyderabad bagged Rohit Sharma and his men an unwanted record on Sunday (January 28). The Indian team conceded a Test match for the first time in their 91-year cricket history after taking a lead of 100 or more runs. 

The shocking turn of events after dominating the game until the close of Day 2 left India in despair as England first managed to keep the deficit down to 190 when Rohit & company threatened to post a mountain of first-innings runs on the board. 

Then a timeless classic from middle-order batter Ollie Pope, who made 196 to force England back in the contest from 163/5 in the third innings, shifted the pressure right back on the contests before they wilted despite batting deep and could only post 202 in a chase of 231. 


India Bag Unwanted Test Record 

India played their inaugural Test match in 1932. Never before in the last 10 decades were they found second in a contest after taking a lead of 100 or more runs. In fact, it was only the second time a team lost a Test match after taking a first-innings advantage as big. 

The previous instance was the Kolkata Test of 2001 when legendary efforts from Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman helped India overcome a deficit of 274 to become the first team to win a Test match after being asked to follow-on. 

England managed to overcome their deficit of 190 runs on this occasion thanks to Pope's once-in-a-lifetime batting effort with the lower-order men. 

The last time a visiting team managed to win a Test in India despite conceding a first-innings lead was in 1964 when Australia won after giving away a 65-run advantage.