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England end 28-year wait in India with 2-1 series win

Nagpur, Dec 17: England today broke a 28-year-old jinx by achieving a historic Test series win on Indian soil, leaving the hosts embarrassed with a 2-1 verdict after the fourth and final match ended in



England staged a strong comeback in the next match in Mumbai where the hosts were crushed by 10 wickets, and the script was pretty similar in Kolkata—the venue for the third Test—where the visitors cruised to a seven-wicket victory at the Eden Gardens.



This is also the first time in the last eight years that India have suffered a Test series defeat at home. Australia beat India 2-1 in 2004-05.