Pakistan Are Better Than India in Test Cricket in England

Test Cricket is the pinnacle of the game. Test Cricket in England in particular is the pinnacle of the game. You get excellent crowd attendances and the Dukes ball often produces a good even contest between bat and ball. England is widely regarded as the home of our great game. Below I compare India and Pakistan in Test Cricket in England over their last 8 Test Matches on these shores over the last decade. It makes for fascinating reading. Neither side have met in Test Cricket since the Indian Premier League started and we have had 12 seasons of that now. It has been that long. However, we can therefore compare them through other ways. And their recent Test Match results in England is one way of doing that. England is picked out of all places because it is the home of the game as mentioned previously. And after all, it is the chosen host country of the inaugural World Test Championship final in the English home summer after next.

Pakistan’s Last 8 Test Results in England.

Leeds Test 2018 = Lost.

Lord’s Test 2018 = Won.

Oval Test 2016 = Won.

Edgbaston Test 2016 = Lost.

Old Trafford Test 2016 = Lost.

Lord’s Test 2016 = Won.

Lord’s Test 2010 = Lost.

Oval Test 2010 = Won.

India’s Last 8 Test Results in England.

Oval Test 2018 = Lost.

Southampton Test 2018 = Lost.

Trent Bridge Test 2018 = Won.

Lord’s Test 2018 = Lost.

Edgbaston Test 2018 = Lost.

Oval Test 2014 = Lost.

Old Trafford Test 2014 = Lost.

Southampton Test 2014 = Lost.

Pakistan have won four of their last eight Test appearances in this country whereas India have lost seven of their last eight. Some may argue that India’s current number 1 ranking in Test Cricket is unjustified given their abysmal track record in England of losing 11 of their last 14 Tests in England. Doing well in Test Cricket in England is often the barometer in judging Test Match success as it is such a unique and special place to play Test Cricket given the challenges the varying conditions present and the high profile interest and coverage the format attracts in this part of the world. You want to do well here more than perhaps anywhere else in the world as a visiting Test cricketer or team.