Rohit Sharma and Co. hold the record for most consecutive Test series wins at home. The Indian side has now won 17 consecutive Test series on home soil from February 2013 till date. The Indian side defeat England in the IND vs ENG 4th Test to achieve the feat. Their last Test series defeat at home came against England during the 2012-13 tour where MS Dhoni and Co. lost the series by a margin of 1-2.
On the other hand, Australia achieved the unique feat of registering 10 successive series wins at home twice. Ther first streak came between November 1994 to November 2000 and later from July 2004 to November 2008. The Australia Cricket Team recorded 16 consecutive Test match wins overall between 1999 to 2001 first and then between 2005 to 2008. Apart from India and Australia, West Indies feature twice on the list with win streaks of 8 and 7 Test series. South Africa also won 7 consecutive Test series between the time period of May 2009 and May 2012.
Consecutive Test series wins at home
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