ICC Test Championship winners over the years

16. India – 2016/17 (Matches 13, Won 10, Lost 1, Drawn 2)

Team India played an extended home season in 2016-17, they invited almost all the major teams in the subcontinent, dished out typical Indian spinning tracks and the visitors had no answers.  New Zealand were the first, Kane Williamson & Co. were incompetent against the Indian spin-twin Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. They lost the series 3-0.

England had prepared better, they had a much better Test side but the result was again the same. None from Alastair Cook to Joe Root could ensure their team a single win. Ben Stokes though was the odd man out putting up an all-round show but they still lost the series 4-0. Bangladesh flew in for a one-match series and it was the first time they were playing a Test in India, predictably Virat Kohli & Co. won the match.

Australia was the last team to visit India in the previous season, and they proved to be the most competitive. They spent a lot of time in the UAE, preparing and was clearly visible with the way they played the Pune Test, Steve Smith & Co. beat them in the first match but India made a remarkable comeback to win the series 2-1. Thus they concluded the. 13-Test run with 10 wins and just one loss.