Indian fans are still trying to make sense of what happened last year.
When New Zealand national cricket team toured India in 2025, they didn’t just challenge India national cricket team they broke a record that felt untouchable for decades, they made history. For the first time ever, India lost a Test series at home to New Zealand. A record that stood for decades was suddenly gone. India’s home dominance was questioned.
A Record That Still Stands
India have never lost an ODI series in India against New Zealand not in the 20th century, not in the 21st. After breaking India’s Test fortress, New Zealand arrives with belief. And belief, as they say, is half the battle won.
New Zealand will play with the one thought as old cricket line says
“Records don’t play the match. Players do.”
India Squad:
India squad: Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Shreyas Iyer (VC)*, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal
Can India Hold On?
Now, as New Zealand return for an ODI series, this isn’t just another bilateral contest. One fortress has already fallen and suddenly, India’s ODI record at home feels very exposed. New Zealand, on the other hand, now know that India can be beaten in India.