The Craze of Cricket in India has never been out of trend. The players are treated like celebrities and at times like God’s amongst their fans. Many times, players like Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar are also known as the God of Cricket and Mahindra Singh Dhoni, the first ever Indian Captain to lead three ICC Trophies (2007 ICC World Twenty20, 2011 Cricket World Cup and 2013 ICC Champions Trophy). However, there have been some moments where the matches by the Indian Cricket Team broke the heart of the fans and also the players losing with just some margins.
Here, we are going to discuss the Top 10 matches lost by the Indian Cricket Team by a narrow margin:
- India vs England (1974)
India tour in England in 1974 did not go well with the Indian players, with losing the ODI match and series against England with just a margin of 2 runs.
- India vs New Zealand (1975/76)
The breath-taking match took place on 21 February,1975 on Saturday, when New Zealand took the share of celebration from India by winning the first ODI match with just 1 run with 37 balls remaining.
- India vs Pakistan (1978)
The rivalry between India and Pakistan
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is a match where both the team plays under immense pressure of not losing the match. However, the Indian tour to Pakistan broke the hearts of millions in India when India lost the series and match with just 2 runs.
- India vs England (1982)
The famous Prudential Trophy, 1982 is no less a speculative match for the cricket fans. However, India tour in England did not add celebration to their tour, when India lost the match with just 2 runs.
- India vs Australia (1984/85)
The Australian tour to India in 1984 did not go well for both the Indian fans and players when India lost the series with just 2 runs.
- India vs West Indies (1987/88)
The match, funded by Indian Board Benevolent Fund Match, took place in Ahmedabad, in 1987 where India lost against West Indies by 2 runs.
- India Vs Sri Lanka (1993)
Indian Cricket Team tour to Sri Lanka led by then Captain Mohammed Azhar Uddin did not go well, when India lost the series against Sri Lankans and lost the second ODI match on 12 August 1993 by just 2 runs.
- India Vs England (1996)
The famous Texaco Trophy, 1996 tour of India to England proved to be a disheartening one for the fans in India when the Indian cricket team lost the trophy against the English by a margin of 2 runs.
- India vs Zimbabwe (1996/97)
The year 1996 was a “Bad luck” for Indian cricket lovers. After, a defeat in Texaco Trophy, in 1996. India’s tour to Zimbabwe was another heart-breaking moment to watch India lose to celebrate victory by just 1 run.
- India Vs South Africa (2021/22)
The famous ODI series in the year 2021, where South Africa took the celebration from India by winning the ODI series and second match of the series by a margin of 1 run with 11 balls remaining.
“Win-Loss” is always the one outcome probability of any sport, and it goes the same with cricket. However, these were some of the heart-aching moments for the Indian Cricket Fans watching the team lose by just a margin.
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