India notched up their 27th overseas Test win (out of 194 matches) on Monday. As many as 11 of those triumphs came under Sourav Ganguly’s leadership, while India have now won thrice under Rahul Dravid. Following is the list of India’s overseas Test victories:

p Bt NZ by 5 wkts in Dunedin, 1967-1968 (led by M.A.K. Pataudi)

p Bt NZ by 8 wkts in Wellington, 1967-68 (Pataudi)

p Bt NZ by 272 runs in Auckland, 1967-68 (Pataudi)

p Bt WI by 7 wkts in Port-of-Spain, 1970-71 (A. Wadekar)

p Bt England by 4 wickets at The Oval, 1971 (Wadekar)

p Bt NZ by 8 wkts in Auckland, 1975-76 (S. Gavaskar)

p Bt WI by 6 wkts in Port-of-Spain, 1975-76 (B. Bedi)

p Bt Australia by 222 runs in Melbourne, 1977-78 (Bedi)

p Bt Australia by an innings & 2 runs in Sydney, 1977-78 (Bedi)

p Bt Australia by 59 runs in Melbourne, 1980-1981 (Gavaskar)

p Bt England by 5 wkts at Lord’s, 1986 (Kapil Dev)

p Bt England by 279 runs in Leeds, 1986 (Kapil)

p Bt Lanka by 235 runs in Colombo (SSC), 1993-94 (M. Azharuddin)

p Bt Bangladesh by 9 wkts in Dhaka, 2000-01 (Sourav Ganguly)

p Bt Zimbabwe by 8 wkts in Bulawayo, 2001-02 (Sourav)

p Bt Lanka by 7 wkts in Kandy, 2001-02 (Sourav)

p Bt WI by 37 runs in Port-of-Spain, 2001-02 (Sourav)

p Bt England by an innings & 46 runs in Leeds, 2002 (Sourav)

p Bt Australia by 4 wkts in Adelaide, 2003-04 (Sourav)

p Bt Pakistan by an innings & 52 runs in Multan, 2003-04 (R. Dravid)

p Bt Pakistan by an innings & 131 runs in Rawalpindi, 2003-04 (Sourav)

p Bt Bangladesh by an innings & 140 runs in Dhaka, 2004-05 (Sourav)

p Bt Bangladesh by an innings & 83 runs in Chittagong, 2004-05 (Sourav)

p Bt Zimbabwe by an innings & 90 runs in Bulawayo, 2005-06 (Sourav)

p Bt Zimbabwe by 10 wkts in Harare, 2005-06 (Sourav)

p Bt WI by 49 runs in Kingston, 2005-06 (Dravid)

p Bt South Africa by 123 runs in Jo’burg, 2006-07 (Dravid)

FIRST WINS ON FOREIGN SOIL

India won their first Test in South Africa on Monday. Following is the list of India’s maiden overseas wins against each Test-playing team:

p vs NZ — Won by 5 wkts in Dunedin, 1967-68

p vs WI — Won by 7 wkts in Port-of-Spain, 1970-1971

p vs England — Won by 4 wkts at The Oval, 1971

p vs Australia — Won by 222 runs in Melbourne, 1977-78

p vs Sri Lanka — Won by 235 runs in Colombo, 1993-94

p vs Bangladesh — Won by 9 wkts in Dhaka, 2000-01

p vs Zimbabwe — Won by 8 wkts in Bulawayo, 2001-02

p vs Pakistan — Won by an innings & 52 runs in Multan, 2003-04

p vs South Africa — Won by 123 runs in Johannesburg, 2006-07

WINS vs SOUTH AFRICA

Monday’s win was India’s fourth in 17 Tests against South Africa. India have lost seven and drawn six. Following are India’s Test wins over South Africa:

p Kanpur, 1996-97 — India won by 280 runs

p Ahmedabad, 1996-97 — India won by 64 runs

p Calcutta, 2004-05 — India won by 8 wkts

p Johannesburg, 2006-07 — India won by 123 runs.