India have the tendency to lose a Test immediately after winning one. In the last 10 years, this has occurred on 11 occasions, with the team managing to win a series only three times. The following are the instances:

1996-97

r Vs SA (won by 64 runs) at Ahmedabad (1st Test)

r Vs SA (lost by 329 runs) at Calcutta (2nd Test)

Note: Won the third Test at Kanpur to win the series 2-1

1997-98

r Vs Aus (won by an innings & 219 runs) at Calcutta (2nd Test)

r Vs Aus (lost by 8 wkts) at Bangalore (3rd Test)

Note: Won the first Test at Chennai to win the series 2-1

1998-99

r Vs Pak (won by 212 runs) at Delhi (2nd Test)

r Vs Pak (lost by 46 runs) at Calcutta (Asian Test Championship)

Note: Lost the first Test at Madras to lose the series 1-2

2001

r Vs Zimbabwe (won by 8 wkts) at Bulawayo (1st Test)

r Vs Zimbabwe (lost by 4 wkts) at Harare (2nd Test)

Note: Series drawn 1-1

2001-02

r Vs SL (won by 7 wkts) at Kandy (2nd Test)

r Vs SL (lost by an innings & 77 runs) at Colombo, SSC (3rd Test)

Note: Lost the first Test at Galle to lose the series 1-2

2001-02

r Vs WI (won by 37 runs) at Port of Spain (2nd Test)

r Vs WI (lost by 10 wkts) at Bridgetown (3rd Test)

Note: Lost the fifth Test at Kingston to lose the series1-2

2003-04

r Vs Aus (won by 4 wkts) at Adelaide (2nd Test)

r Vs Aus (lost by 9 wkts) at Melbourne (3rd Test)

Note: Series drawn 1-1

2003-04

r Vs Pak (won by an innings & 52 runs) at Multan (1st Test)

r Vs Pak (lost by 9 wkts) at Lahore (2nd Test)

Note: Won the third Test at Rawalpindi to win the series 2-1

2004-05

r Vs Pak (won by 195 runs) at Calcutta (2nd Test)

r Vs Pak (lost by 168 runs) at Bangalore (3rd Test)

Note: Series drawn 1-1

2005-06

r Vs Eng (won by 9 wkts) at Mohali (2nd Test)

r Vs Eng (lost by 212 runs) at Mumbai (3rd Test)

Note: Series drawn 1-1

2006-07

r Vs SA (won by 123 runs) at Johannesburg (1st Test)

r Vs SA (lost by 174 runs) at Durban (2nd Test)

Note: Lost the third Test at Cape Town to lose the series 1-2

COMPILED BY MOHANDAS MENON