England beat India by an innings and 242 runs on the fourth day of the third Test at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Saturday to take a 3-0 lead in the four-match series.
The innings and 336 runs defeat against the West Indies in 1958 remains India's worst in Test cricket.
Rajneesh Gupta looks at India's biggest defeats by an innings margin
|
Margin |
Opponents |
Venue |
Season |
|
Inns & 336 runs |
West Indies |
Kolkata |
1958-59 |
|
Inns & 285 runs |
England |
Lord's |
1974 |
|
Inns & 242 runs |
England |
Birmingham |
2011 |
|
Inns & 239 runs |
Sri Lanka |
Colombo SSC |
2008 |
|
Inns & 226 runs |
Australia |
Brisbane |
1947-48 |
|
Inns & 207 runs |
England |
Manchester |
1952 |
India biggest defeats against England by innings margin
|
Margin |
Venue |
Season |
|
Inns & 285 runs |
Lord's |
1974 |
|
Inns & 242 runs |
Birmingham |
2011 |
|
Inns & 207 runs |
Manchester |
1952 |
|
Inns & 173 runs |
Leeds |
1959 |
|
Inns & 124 runs |
Lord's |
1967 |
|
Inns & 83 runs |
Birmingham |
1979 |
India losing three Tests on a trot in a series
5 v England in England in 1959 Lost,Lost,Lost,Lost,Lost
5 v West Indies in West Indies in 1961-62 Lost,Lost,Lost,Lost,Lost
4 v Australia in Australia in 1967-68 Lost,Lost,Lost,Lost
3 v Australia in Australia in 1947-48 Lost,Drawn,Lost,Lost,Lost
3 v England in England in 1952 Lost, Lost, Lost, Drawn
3 v West Indies in India in 1958-59 Drawn,Lost,Lost,Lost,Drawn
3 v England in England in 1967 Lost,Lost,Lost
3 v England in England in 1974 Lost,Lost,Lost
3 v England in India in 1976-77 Lost,Lost,Lost,Won,Drawn
3 v Pakistan in Pakistan in 1982-83 Drawn,Lost,Lost,Lost,Drawn,Drawn
3 v West Indies in West Indies in 1988-89 Drawn,Lost,Lost,Lost
3 v Australia in Australia in 1999-00 Lost,Lost,Lost
3 v England in England in 2011 Lost,Lost, Lost
