Countdown to India winning a Test in SENA after fielding first

[Jimmy Cliff]

Hasn't happened since Hamilton 2009. Has only happened thrice in the last 30 years. Most of our wins in SENA follow a similar trajectory - India batting first in somewhat testing conditions, 1-2 batsmen playing out of their skin on Day 1 and our bowlers relying on scoreboard pressure to help us win. 2 of the 3 wins fielding first in the last 30 years (Trent Bridge 2007, Hamilton 2009) were a result of the batting clicking collectively in the 1st innings helping us get a substantial lead of 200+ leaving us very little to chase in the 4th innings. The only exception being the win in Adelaide 2003 where we won almost miraculously after being 85-4 conceding 560+ runs in the 1st innings. Looking at the state of the current batting line up, the trend is unfortunately going to continue almost every time we bowl first .