5 Test matches that should have been won by team India

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Ian Bishop picked up 4 wickets in the 4th innings in the 1997 Barbados Test

#5. India Vs Sri Lanka, Galle 2015:

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Rangana Herath picked up 7 wickets and lead SrI Lanka to a win

Skipper Virat Kohli's first assignment as a full time Test captain was the tour of Sri Lanka in 2015 and the first Test in Galle was a forgettable one for him - and team India. After taking a lead of 192 runs in the first innings, India were set a target of just 176 runs to win the Test.

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Rangana Herath created complete havoc by picking up 7 wickets and the entire Indian team was bundled out for only 112 runs with Sri Lanka winning the Test by 64 runs.

Team India went on to win the remaining 2 Tests in the series and clinched the 3 match series by a margin of 2-1.

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