India registered a comprehensive victory over Pakistan in the first Test in Multan on Thursday, winning by an innings and 52 runs on the fifth day. The victory is India's first in Pakistan in their 21st Test, and only the 20th in 180 Tests overseas.
The break-up of India's overseas wins: four out of 18 Tests in New Zealand, four out of 32 Tests in Australia, four out of 45 Tests in England, three out of 38 Tests in the West Indies, two out of 12 Tests in Sri Lanka, one out of one in Bangladesh, one out of four in Zimbabwe and now this one in Pakistan.
The only country where India are yet to register a Test victory is South Africa, where they played nine Tests, lost four and drawn five.
India's overseas Test wins:
| Dates | Opponent | Venue | Margin | Captain |
| 15-20 Feb 1968 | NZ | Dunedin | 5 wickets | Nawab of Pataudi, jnr. |
| 29 Feb-4 Mar 1968 | NZ | Wellington | 8 wickets | Nawab of Pataudi, jnr. |
| 7-12 Mar 1968 | NZ | Auckland | 272 runs | Nawab of Pataudi, jnr. |
| 6-10 Mar 1971 | WI | Port-of-Spain | 7 wickets | Ajit Wadekar |
| 19-24 Aug 1971 | Eng | The Oval | 4 wickets | Ajit Wadekar |
| 24-28 Jan 1976 | NZ | Auckland | 8 wickets | Sunil Gavaskar |
| 7-12 Apr 1976 | WI | Port-of-Spain | 6 wickets | Bishan Singh Bedi |
| 30 Dec 1977-4 Jan 1978 | Aus | Melbourne | 222 runs | Bishan Singh Bedi |
| 7-12 Jan 1978 | Aus | Sydney | Inns & 2 runs | Bishan Singh Bedi |
| 7-11 Feb 1981 | Aus | Melbourne | 59 runs | Sunil Gavaskar |
| 5-10 Jun 1986 | Eng | Lord's | 5 wickets | Kapil Dev |
| 19-23 Jun 1986 | Eng | Leeds | 279 runs | Kapil Dev |
| 27 Jul-1 Aug 1993 | SL | Colombo (SSC) | 235 runs | Mohammad Azharuddin |
| 10-13 Nov 2000 | Ban | Dhaka | 9 wickets | Sourav Ganguly |
| 7-10 Jun 2001 | Zim | Bulawayo (QSC) | 8 wickets | Sourav Ganguly |
| 22-25 Aug 2001 | SL | Kandy | 7 wickets | Sourav Ganguly |
| 19-23 Apr 2002 | WI | Port-of-Spain | 37 runs | Sourav Ganguly |
| 22-26 Aug 2002 | Eng | Leeds | Inns & 46 runs | Sourav Ganguly |
| 12-16 Dec 2003 | Aus | Adelaide | 4 wickets | Sourav Ganguly |
| 28 Mar-1 Apr 2004 | Pak | Multan | Inns & 52 runs | Rahul Dravid |
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