5 records that can be broken in the India-New Zealand Test series

Most consecutive Test series wins from captaincy debut by an Indian

Being an international captain is never easy. The amount of decisions you have to take and the pressure on your every move is immense, even more so in Tests, where you have nowhere you can hide. So getting a good start in your career as a Test captain is not as easy as it may seen. So it is not surprising that the most number of consecutive Test series by an Indian from captaincy debut is just three.

There have been four players who achieved that milestone (Ajit Wadekar, Sourav Ganguly, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli). Ajit Wadekar was the first to do it when he won three successive series over West Indies (away), England (away) and England (home) in three years between 1971 and 1973.

Sourav Ganguly achieved it by beating Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Australia and MS Dhoni by beating England and Sri Lanka at home, in between their away win over New Zealand. Although Dhoni also won his fourth series against Bangladesh, he played and captained only one of two Tests in that series.

Kohli became the latest to join that list when he beat Sri Lanka, South Africa and West Indies. Should he beat New Zealand at home, he will become the first Indian to win four consecutive series since captaincy debut having played the whole series.