Top 10 Teams with most Test losses

Top 10 Teams with most Test losses: It is a matter of pride for every cricketer and team to be a part of Test cricket and that is the reason, while assessing a team’s overall stature a lot of emphasis is laid on their performance in Tests. Winning a 5-day match from its inception till today is among the most cherished and satisfying feelings for every team. While losing one is as demoralizing as it can be. It takes a complete team effort for most part of the 5 days for them to emerge victorious; while the heavy weights have been able to win tons of Test matches, they have lost on quite a few occasions as well. Here we enlist the Top 10 Teams with most Test losses: 10. Zimbabwe – 60 Losses: Zimbabwe. (© Getty Images) The Zimbabweans are placed at the bottom of the list. However, due to their significantly poor performances in international cricket, Zimbabwe’s Test stature was taken off a decade ago. However, they have started to regain their lost prowess and the African team is expected to shine in the near future. Also Read – Top 10 Teams with Most Test Wins 9. Bangladesh – 71 Losses: Bangladesh. (Photo Source: AFP) The Bangladesh team was somewhat like a minnow in the past. They hardly managed to even draw Tests and kept on losing despite playing well on a number of occasions. In a total of 93 Tests, they have lost 71 matches. Also, they did manage to win on 7 occasions. Bangladesh is fast emerging to be one of the strong cricketing nations and will prosper in the near future. 8. Sri Lanka – 88 Losses: Sri Lanka. (© AFP/Getty Images) Out of the 88 defeats, two were incurred by them of late against India. Sri Lanka has ended up being on the losing side for 88 times, which is fewer in comparison to the other big names. Though they have only manage to win 75 games in their Test history. After their World Cup triumph in 1996, Sri Lanka has grown as one of the brilliant Test playing nations and has seen quite a few world class players emerging from the Island. 7. Pakistan – 111 Losses: Pakistan. (© Getty Images) The Pakistani team has been through inconsistencies for quite sometime. As a matter of fact, Pakistan has been known for their fight back. However, they did suffer a total of 111 defeats in 395 matches against 126 wins. Their recent performances have been satisfactory and this has aided the figure to some extent. 6. South Africa – 132 Losses: South Africa. (Photo Source: AFP) The Proteas stand next in the list with a total of 132 losses out of 396 matches. In fact, they have managed to win a Test match on 144 occasions. Under the leadership of Kepler Wessels, the South African team tasted considerable amount of success but it involved losses too; Graeme Smith can easily be termed the best skipper to have ever led South Africa. 5. India – 157 Losses: India. (© AFP/Getty Images) India comes at number 5 in the list with a total of 157 losses in 495 matches. They have won 127 Tests in the history of the game; which is more than the number of matches they have won. The Indian team has struggled to perform overseas for most part of their cricketing history and that is where the chunk of their losses have come. 4. New Zealand – 163 Losses: New Zealand. (© Getty Images) Next in the list come the Kiwis. The Kiwis failed to instill stability in their squad for over a decade in the recent past. Though there was no lack of quality players, or talent in the team. But still, they failed to convert things well as a unit for most of the times. They suffered 163 losses in a total of 404 matches with just 81 victories. However, the recent prospects of the team seem to improve this record in the days to follow. 3. West Indies – 175 Losses: West Indies. (© Getty Images) The West Indian team was once considered as a formidable line up with the presence of tremor causing bowlers. Still there were quite a few number of losses. Most of the losses were incurred in the past two decades when West Indian cricket suffered a downfall. They thus stand with 175 losses in a total of 510 matches. 2. Australia – 208 Losses: Australia. (© Getty Images) The Australian team comes second in the list with 208 losses. In a total of 783 Tests, Australia lost on 208 occasions and had won on 368 occasions. Australian team was quite much formidable in the past. In an era around 2000, the Australian team, led by Steve Waugh passed through an unbeaten patch for 16 Tests. Allan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting have led the team incredibly well throughout the history of Australian cricket. 1. England – 281 Losses: England. (© Getty Images) In a total of 965 matches, the English team lost as many as 281 matches. The oldest Test playing nation stands to be the nation with the second most number of Test wins too with a total of 344 victories. Throughout the years, we have seen a number of great English players. On the other hand, the team did go through a number of rough patches throughout the history of the game. Also Read – Top 10 teams that have lost most matches in International Cricket (All stats updated till 8th December, 2015)