Bangalore is hosting its 23^rd test match when it hosts India and Afghanistan test from 14.06.18. This test has the global number 2308 It is India’s 522nd test and also India’s 265^th test at home. For Afghanistan, it is its debut test.

Afghanistan will become the 12^th country to play tests. It also becomes the 13^th team to be accorded test status. ICC World Eleven which has played a test against Australia is taken into consideration for this purpose. The following table lists the performance of these 13 teams which have played test matches.

No	Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	W/L	Ave	RPO
1	England	999	357	297	0	345	1.202	32.31	2.74
2	Australia	812	383	219	2	208	1.748	34.33	2.94
3	West Indies	531	168	187	1	174	0.898	32.11	2.99
4	India	521	144	160	1	216	0.900	33.86	2.92
5	New Zealand	426	092	170	0	164	0.541	29.02	2.66
6	South Africa	425	161	140	0	124	1.150	32.29	2.80
7	Pakistan	415	134	123	0	158	1.089	32.67	2.90
8	Sri Lanka	270	085	100	0	084	0.850	32.74	3.10
9	Bangladesh	106	010	080	0	016	0.125	24.61	3.10
10	Zimbabwe	105	011	067	0	027	0.164	26.23	2.70
11	ICC World XI	001	000	001	0	000	0.000	16.70	3.43
12	Ireland	001	000	001	0	000	0.000	23.45	2.65

AM Rahane will become the 12^th captain to lead India in a test at Bangalore, while Asghar Stanikzai will become the 22^nd visiting captain to lead in a test against India at Bangalore. Asghar Stanikzai will become the 107^th visiting captain to lead in a test against India. He will also become the 75^th visiting captain to lead against India on Indian soil. 

Bangalore is hosting its 23^rd test match when it hosts India and Afghanistan test from 14.06.18.  Here are some key statstical  parameters of the tests played at Bangalore.

TESTS AT BANGALORE – CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
No	Winner	Result	Margin	Team	Opposition	Start Date
1	West Indies	won	267 runs	India	West Indies	22 Nov 1974
2	India	won	140 runs	India	England	28 Jan 1977
3		Draw		India	West Indies	15 Dec 1978
4		Draw		India	Australia	19 Sep 1979
5		Draw		India	Pakistan	21 Nov 1979
6		Draw		India	England	09 Dec 1981
7		Draw		India	Pakistan	14 Sep 1983
8	Pakistan	Won	016 runs	India	Pakistan	13 Mar 1987
9	India	Won	172 runs	India	New Zealand	12 Nov 1988
10	India	Won	inns & 95 runs	India	Sri Lanka	26 Jan 1994
11	India	Won	008 W	India	New Zealand	18 Oct 1995
12	Australia	Won	008 W	India	Australia	25 Mar 1998
13	South Africa	Won	inns & 71 runs	India	South Africa	02 Mar 2000
14		Draw		India	England	19 Dec 2001
15	Australia	Won	217 runs	India	Australia	06 Oct 2004
16	Pakistan	Won	168 runs	India	Pakistan	24 Mar 2005
17		Draw		India	Pakistan	08 Dec 2007
18		Draw		India	Australia	09 Oct 2008
19	India	Won	007 W	India	Australia	09 Oct 2010
20	India	Won	005 W	India	New Zealand	31 Aug 2012
21		Draw		India	South Africa	14 Nov 2015
22	India	Won	075 runs	India	Australia	04 Mar 2017

RESULTS OF THE TESTS AT BANGALORE
No	Winner	Result	Margin	Team	Opposition	Start Date
1		Draw		India	West Indies	15 Dec 1978
2		Draw		India	Australia	19 Sep 1979
3		Draw		India	Pakistan	21 Nov 1979
4		Draw		India	England	09 Dec 1981
5		Draw		India	Pakistan	14 Sep 1983
6		Draw		India	England	19 Dec 2001
7		Draw		India	Pakistan	08 Dec 2007
8		Draw		India	Australia	09 Oct 2008
9		Draw		India	South Africa	14 Nov 2015
No	Winner	Result	Margin	Team	Opposition	Start Date
1	India	Won	140 runs	India	England	28 Jan 1977
2	India	Won	172 runs	India	New Zealand	12 Nov 1988
3	India	Won	inns & 95 runs	India	Sri Lanka	26 Jan 1994
4	India	Won	008 W	India	New Zealand	18 Oct 1995
5	India	Won	007 W	India	Australia	09 Oct 2010
6	India	Won	005 W	India	New Zealand	31 Aug 2012
7	India	Won	075 runs	India	Australia	04 Mar 2017
No	Winner	Result	Margin	Team	Opposition	Start Date
1	Australia	Won	008 W	India	Australia	25 Mar 1998
2	Australia	Won	217 runs	India	Australia	06 Oct 2004
No	Winner	Result	Margin	Team	Opposition	Start Date
1	Pakistan	Won	016 runs	India	Pakistan	13 Mar 1987
2	Pakistan	Won	168 runs	India	Pakistan	24 Mar 2005
No	Winner	Result	Margin	Team	Opposition	Start Date
1	South Africa	Won	inns & 71 runs	India	South Africa	02 Mar 2000
No	Winner	Result	Margin	Team	Opposition	Start Date
1	West Indies	Won	267 runs	India	West Indies	22 Nov 1974

TEAM TOTALS OF 500 PLUS RUNS – INDIA
No	Team	Score	Overs	RPO	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	626	150.2	4.16	1	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
2	India	541/6d	161.0	3.36	1	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	26 Jan 1994
3	India	495	144.5	3.41	2	v Australia	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2010
4	India	457/5d	144.0	3.17	2	v Australia	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979
5	India	449	128.4	3.48	2	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005
6	India	428	150.0	2.85	2	v England	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981
7	India	424	123.2	3.43	1	v Australia	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998
8	India	416	164.4	2.52	2	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979
TEAM TOTALS OF 500 PLUS  RUNS – VISITING TEAMS
No	Team	Score	Overs	RPO	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Pakistan	570	167.5	3.39	1	v India	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005
2	Pakistan	537	168.1	3.19	2	v India	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
3	South Africa	479	191.4	2.49	2	v India	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000
4	Australia	478	141.0	3.39	1	v India	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2010
5	Australia	474	130.0	3.64	1	v India	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004
6	West Indies	437	140.0	3.12	1	v India	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978
7	Pakistan	431/9d	149.3	2.88	1	v India	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979
8	Australia	430	149.5	2.86	1	v India	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2008
9	England	400	158.0	2.53	1	v India	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981
10	Australia	400	111.3	3.58	2	v India	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998

INDIAN BATSMEN SCORING  CENTURIES
No	Player	Runs	4s	6s	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	DB Vengsarkar	112	12	2	2	India	Aus	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979
2	GR Viswanath	161*	11	1	2	India	Aus	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979
3	SM Gavaskar	172	19	0	2	India	Eng	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981
4	SM Gavaskar	103*	10	0	3	India	Pak	Bengaluru	14 Sep 1983
5	NS Sidhu	116	12	4	1	India	NZl	Bengaluru	12 Nov 1988
6	M Azharuddin	108	11	1	1	India	Srl	Bengaluru	26 Jan 1994
7	SR Tendulkar	177	29	3	1	India	Aus	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998
8	M Azharuddin	102	13	2	3	India	SAF	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000
9	V Sehwag	201	28	2	2	India	Pak	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005
10	SC Ganguly	239	30	2	1	India	Pak	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
11	Yuvraj Singh	169	28	1	1	India	Pak	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
12	IK Pathan	102	10	4	1	India	Pak	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
13	M Vijay	139	14	2	2	India	Aus	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2010
14	SR Tendulkar	214	22	2	2	India	Aus	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2010
15	V Kohli	103	14	1	2	India	NZl	Bengaluru	31 Aug 2012
VISITING BATSMEN SCORING CENTURIES
No	Player	Runs	4s	6s	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	AI Kallicharran	124	15	2	1	Win	Ind	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974
2	CG Greenidge	107	14	2	3	Win	Ind	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974
3	CH Lloyd	163	22	2	3	Win	Ind	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974
4	Mudassar Nazar	126	13	0	1	Pak	Ind	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979
5	ME Waugh	153*	13	4	2	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998
6	MA Taylor	102*	17	0	4	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998
7	MJ Clarke	151	18	4	1	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004
8	AC Gilchrist	104	13	3	1	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004
9	Younis Khan	267	32	1	1	Pak	Ind	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005
10	Inzamam-ul-Haq	184	25	0	1	Pak	Ind	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005
11	Misbah-ul-Haq	133*	17	0	2	Pak	Ind	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
12	RT Ponting	123	13	0	1	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2008
13	MEK Hussey	146	15	1	1	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2008
14	MJ North	128	17	1	1	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2010
15	LRPL Taylor	113	16	2	1	NZl	Ind	Bengaluru	31 Aug 2012

 

INDIAN BOWLERS WHO  HAVE CAPTURED FIVE OR MORE WICKETS
No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	BS Chandrasekhar	31.2	7	76	6	2	Ind	Eng	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
2	BS Bedi	21.3	4	71	6	4	Ind	Eng	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
3	KD Ghavri	24.0	8	51	5	3	Ind	Win	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978
4	N Kapil Dev	29.0	6	68	5	2	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	14 Sep 1983
5	Maninder Singh	18.2	8	27	7	1	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987
6	ND Hirwani	30.0	10	59	6	4	Ind	NZl	Bengaluru	12 Nov 1988
7	A Kumble	27.2	4	81	5	3	Ind	NZl	Bengaluru	18 Oct 1995
8	A Kumble	41.3	8	98	6	2	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998
9	A Kumble	68.4	15	143	6	2	Ind	SAF	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000
10	Harbhajan Singh	41.0	7	146	5	1	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004
11	Harbhajan Singh	30.1	5	78	6	3	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004
12	Harbhajan Singh	51.5	9	152	6	1	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005
13	I Sharma	33.1	10	118	5	2	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
14	A Kumble	14.0	2	60	5	4	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
15	Z Khan	29.5	4	91	5	1	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2008
16	PP Ojha	28.1	10	99	5	1	Ind	NZl	Bengaluru	31 Aug 2012
17	R Ashwin	22.0	1	69	5	3	Ind	NZl	Bengaluru	31 Aug 2012
18	RA Jadeja	21.4	1	63	6	2	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
19	R Ashwin	12.4	4	41	6	4	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017

 

VISITING BOWLERS CAPTURING FIVE OR MORE WICKETS
No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	RGD Willis	17.0	2	53	6	1	Eng	Ind	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
2	ST Clarke	34.2	3	126	5	2	Win	Ind	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978
3	JK Lever	36.0	9	100	5	2	Eng	Ind	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981
4	Tahir Naqqash	34.5	11	76	5	1	Pak	Ind	Bengaluru	14 Sep 1983
5	Iqbal Qasim	30.0	15	48	5	2	Pak	Ind	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987
6	Tauseef Ahmed	27.0	7	54	5	2	Pak	Ind	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987
7	RJ Hadlee	30.0	10	65	5	1	NZl	Ind	Bengaluru	12 Nov 1988
8	MS Kasprowicz	18.0	5	28	5	3	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998
9	N Boje	38.0	14	83	5	3	SAF	Ind	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000
10	Danish Kaneria	39.0	7	127	5	2	Pak	Ind	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005
11	Yasir Arafat	39.0	5	161	5	1	Pak	Ind	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
12	TG Southee	24.0	6	64	7	2	NZl	Ind	Bengaluru	31 Aug 2012
13	NM Lyon	22.2	4	50	8	1	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
14	JR Hazlewood	24.0	5	67	6	3	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017

 

TEN OR MORE WICKETS  BY INDIAN BOWLERS
No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Maninder Singh	62.1	16	126	10	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987
2	Harbhajan Singh	71.1	12	224	11	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004
EIGHT OR MORE  WKTS BY VISITING BOWLERS
No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Iqbal Qasim	67.0	26	121	9	Pak	Ind	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987
2	Tauseef Ahmed	72.5	19	139	9	Pak	Ind	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987
3	RGD Willis	35.0	4	100	8	Eng	Ind	Bengaluru	28 Jan 1977
4	TG Southee	42.0	9	132	8	NZl	Ind	Bengaluru	31 Aug 2012
5	NM Lyon	55.2	8	132	8	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017

 

THREE FIGURE  PARTNERSHIPS – INDIAN BATSMEN
No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	AD Gaekwad, DB Vengsarkar	2	170	2	Ind	Win	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978
2	DB Vengsarkar, GR Viswanath	4	159	2	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979
3	SM Gavaskar, DB Vengsarkar	2	105	2	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979
4	GR Viswanath, Yashpal Sharma	4	102	2	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979
5	SM Gavaskar, K Srikkanth	1	102	2	Ind	Eng	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981
6	RMH Binny, S Madan Lal	7	155	1	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	14 Sep 1983
7	AD Gaekwad, SM Gavaskar	1	176*	3	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	14 Sep 1983
8	NS Sidhu, DB Vengsarkar	3	174*	1	Ind	NZl	Bengaluru	12 Nov 1988
9	VG Kambli, NS Sidhu	2	148	1	Ind	Srl	Bengaluru	26 Jan 1994
10	M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar	4	124	1	Ind	Srl	Bengaluru	26 Jan 1994
11	A Jadeja, M Prabhakar	1	101	4	Ind	NZl	Bengaluru	18 Oct 1995
12	M Azharuddin, SR Tendulkar	4	139	1	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998
13	SC Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh	5	300	1	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
14	SC Ganguly, IK Pathan	7	178	1	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
15	R Dravid, SC Ganguly	3	152	3	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
16	SR Tendulkar, M Vijay	3	308	2	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2010
17	MS Dhoni, V Kohli	6	122	2	Ind	NZl	Bengaluru	31 Aug 2012
18	CA Pujara, AM Rahane	5	118	3	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – VISITING BATSMEN
No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	CG Greenidge, AI Kallicharran	1	139	1	Win	Ind	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974
2	CG Greenidge, CH Lloyd	4	207	3	Win	Ind	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974
3	Javed Miandad, Mudassar Nazar	3	134	1	Pak	Ind	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979
4	DS Lehmann, ME Waugh	4	106	2	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998
5	N Boje, G Kirsten	2	161	2	SAF	Ind	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000
6	JH Kallis, L Klusener	5	164	2	SAF	Ind	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000
7	MR Ramprakash, MP Vaughan	4	113	1	Eng	Ind	Bengaluru	19 Dec 2001
8	MJ Clarke, SM Katich	5	107	1	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004
9	MJ Clarke, AC Gilchrist	6	167	1	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004
10	Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan	3	324	1	Pak	Ind	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005
11	Kamran Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq	6	144	2	Pak	Ind	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
12	SM Katich, RT Ponting	2	166	1	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2008
13	MJ North, TD Paine	6	149	1	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2010
14	DR Flynn, LRPL Taylor	4	107	1	NZl	Ind	Bengaluru	31 Aug 2012

INDIAN BATSMEN – HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE
No	Player	Runs	4s	6s	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SC Ganguly	239	30	2	1	India	Pak	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
VISITING BATSMEN – HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE
No	Player	Runs	4s	6s	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Younis Khan	267	32	1	1	Pak	Ind	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005

 

INDIAN BOWLER – BEST INNINGS BOWLING EFFORT
No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Maninder Singh	18.2	8	27	7	1	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987
VISITING BOWLER – BEST INNINGS BOWLING EFFORT
No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	NM Lyon	22.2	4	50	8	1	Aus	Ind	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017

 

INDIAN BOWLER – BEST MATCH BOWLING EFFORT
No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Harbhajan Singh	71.1	12	224	11	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004
VISITING BOWLER – BEST  MATCH BOWLING EFFORT
No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Iqbal Qasim	67.0	26	121	9	Pak	Ind	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987

 

HIGHEST THREE FIGURE  PARTNERSHIPS – INDIAN BATSMEN
No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SR Tendulkar, M Vijay	3	308	2	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2010
HIGHEST THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS – VISITING BATSMEN
No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan	3	324	1	Pak	Ind	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005

 

HIGHEST TEAM TOTAL – INDIA
No	Team	Score	Overs	RPO	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	626	150.2	4.16	1	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007
HIGHEST TEAM TOTAL – VISITING TEAMS
No	Team	Score	Overs	RPO	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Pakistan	570	167.5	3.39	1	v India	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005

India has hosted three debutant teams – Pakistan, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. Afghanistan will become the fourth debutant team to be hosted by India

No	Team	Result	Margin	Toss	Bat	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Pakistan	lost	inns & 70 runs	lost	2nd	v India	Delhi	16 Oct 1952
2	Zimbabwe	Draw	–	won	1st	v India	Harare	18 Oct 1992
3	Bangladesh	lost	009 wkts	won	1st	v India	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000

Engalnd is the other team to host four or more debutants. It has hosted six debutants. The details are furnished below

No	Team	Result	Margin	Toss	Bat	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	won	045 runs	won	1st	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	South Africa	lost	008 wkts	won	1st	v England	P Elizabeth	12 Mar 1889
3	West Indies	lost	inns & 58 runs	lost	2nd	v England	Lord’s	23 Jun 1928
4	New Zealand	lost	008 wkts	won	1st	v England	Christchurch	10 Jan 1930
5	India	lost	158 runs	lost	2nd	v England	Lord’s	25 Jun 1932
6	Sri Lanka	lost	007 wkts	won	1st	v England	Col- PSS	17 Feb 1982

The following table lists the teams which have played its first test with details of result, margin, toss, opposition and ground in the alphabetical order of team

No	Team	Result	Margin	Toss	Bat	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	won	045 runs	won	1st	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	Bangladesh	lost	009 wkts	won	1st	v India	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000
3	England	lost	045 runs	lost	2nd	v Australia	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
4	India	lost	158 runs	lost	2nd	v England	Lord’s	25 Jun 1932
5	Ireland	lost	005 wkts	won	2nd	v Pakistan	Dublin (M)	11 May 2018
6	New Zealand	lost	008 wkts	won	1st	v England	Christchurch	10 Jan 1930
7	Pakistan	lost	inns & 70 runs	lost	2nd	v India	Delhi	16 Oct 1952
8	South Africa	lost	008 wkts	won	1st	v England	P Elizabeth	12 Mar 1889
9	Sri Lanka	lost	007 wkts	won	1st	v England	Col-(PSS	17 Feb 1982
10	West Indies	lost	inns & 58 runs	lost	2nd	v England	Lord’s	23 Jun 1928
11	Zimbabwe	Draw	–	won	1st	v India	Harare	18 Oct 1992

The following table lists the teams which have played its first test chronologically with details of result, margin, toss, opposition and ground.

No	Team	Result	Margin	Toss	Bat	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	won	045 runs	won	1st	v England	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	England	lost	045 runs	lost	2nd	v Australia	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
3	South Africa	lost	008 wkts	won	1st	v England	P Elizabeth	12 Mar 1889
4	West Indies	lost	inns & 58 runs	lost	2nd	v England	Lord’s	23 Jun 1928
5	New Zealand	lost	008 wkts	won	1st	v England	Christchurch	10 Jan 1930
6	India	lost	158 runs	lost	2nd	v England	Lord’s	25 Jun 1932
7	Pakistan	lost	inns & 70 runs	lost	2nd	v India	Delhi	16 Oct 1952
8	Sri Lanka	lost	007 wkts	won	1st	v England	Col- PSS	17 Feb 1982
9	Zimbabwe	Draw	–	won	1st	v India	Harare	18 Oct 1992
10	Bangladesh	lost	009 wkts	won	1st	v India	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000
11	Ireland	lost	005 wkts	won	2nd	v Pakistan	Dublin (M)	11 May 2018

By hosting Afghanistan at Bangalore, India becomes the second team to host two debutants on home soil. India has hosted Pakistan at Delhi in October 1952. England is the other team to host two debutants on home soil. It has hosteD West Indies at Lord’s in 1928 and India at Lord’s in June 1932.

No	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	16 Oct 1952
2	Afghanistan	v India	Bengaluru	14 Jun 2018

No	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	West Indies	v England	Lord’s	23 Jun 1928
2	India	v England	Lord’s	25 Jun 1932

The Bangalore Test between India and Afghanistan starting from June, 14, 2018 will be the first ever test to be played by India in India in the month of June.