When India scored her first test victory overseas? (07th May 2001)

India's record in Test cricket in the period 1932-68 was pretty mediocre. At home at least, the team registered some notable triumphs - a victory over a formidable Australian side at Kanpur in 1959, their first ever rubber triumph against England in 1961-62, defeating New Zealand in both the series in 1955-56 and nine years later, defeating Pakistan in the 1952-53 for their first ever rubber triumph. Overseas however India's record was abysmal. In the period under review, India had played 42 Tests in England, Australia, West Indies and Pakistan and had not even won one. The ten victories India had registered till then had all been in home matches.

India finally broke her cricketing duck abroad against New Zealand at Carisbrook, Dunedin on February 20, 1968. It was the first Test of a four Test series and keeping in mind New Zealand's weakness and India's generally good record against them, it was on the cards that India would finally register their first win abroad during the series. And India did not waste any time in recording a historic moment in their cricket history when the team, led by Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi completed a five wicket victory soon after lunch on the final day.

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