Away Test matches that India should have won but didn't

The Indian cricket team coach, Ravi Shastri said in a press conference that the series scoreline could easily have been 3-1 in favour of India. This means India could have easily won the Test matches that they lost so far in this series.

This is also not the first time when the Indian team has lost the opportunity to win a Test match after having their moments. Revisiting the history books of cricket will make you aware of such other instances. Here are a few other matches that India should have won but they failed to do so.

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New Zeland vs India, 1998: India lost by 5 wickets

In the second Test match at Wellington, India did not start well in the first innings but gained their chances in the second innings after Sachin Tendulkar scored 113 to help India post a target of 215 for the hosts.

India reduced New Zealand for 74/5 in the second innings before Craig McMillan and Chris Cairns took the momentum away from India and won the match for their team by 5 wickets.

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Zimbabwe vs India, 2001: India lost by 4 wickets

After winning the first Test match, India went to the second game 1-0. But they got all out there for 237 and trailed by 78 runs after the hosts scored 315 in their first innings. In the second innings, India posted 234 on the board to give Zimbabwe a target of 157 runs.

Nehra and Srinath helped India reduce them to 119/5 but Carlisle's unbeaten 63 helped Zimbabwe to take away the match.

Australia vs India, 2003: India lost by 9 wickets

4th Test Australia v India Day One

After having a 1-0 lead in the four-match series, India went on to lose the lead as they lost the third game at Melbourne. Batting first, Sehwag played an extraordinary knock of 195 runs but the Indian team collapsed as they lost their last nine wickets for just 88 runs to post 366 on the board.

After that India never looked in the game as Ricky Ponting went on to score a double hundred to help his team win the match by 9 wickets.

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Australia vs India, 2011: India lost by 122 runs

In the first Test match of the series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, India reduced the hosts to 214/6 but their lower order batsmen stayed at the crease as they posted 333 on the board. India lost this golden opportunity and went on to concede a lead of 51 runs in the first innings.

Chasing 291 to win the match, India bundled out for 169 in the 4th innings as they lost the match by 122 runs.

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New Zealand vs India, 2014: India lost by 40 runs

In the first Test match of the series at the Eden Park, Auckland, the Indian team reduced hosts for 30/3, the Indian team once again lost their momentum as Williamson (113) and McCullum (224) took away the match from India in the first innings itself.

Though India bowled them out for 105 in the 3rd innings, the lead of 301 runs that they received allowed the hosts to take away the match by just 40 runs.