1. The thrill of the chase Supporting statistics

2. India’s overall W/L record every decade Era of matchW/L, overall W/L, overall (top 8) W/L, bat first W/L, bat first (top 8) W/L, bowl first W/L, bowl first (top 8) 1970s0.180.090.14 0.250.00 1980s0.860.800.620.601.141.03 1990s1.020.820.920.761.110.89 2000s1.240.961.160.861.321.05 2010s1.841.541.32 2.381.75

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4. Era of matchW/L, overall W/L, overall (top 8) W/L, bat first W/L, bat first (top 8) W/L, bowl first W/L, bowl first (top 8) 1990s1.020.820.920.761.110.89 2000-041.100.691.180.71.030.69 2005-091.401.251.11.131.031.691.48 2010-151.81.841.51.541.281.322.381.75 Detailed analysis since the 1990s

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6. Evolution of Indian chasing trends with target blocks Era of match Avg W/L, bowl first W/L, bowl first (India) Target< 200 Target 201- 250 Target 251- 300 Target 301+ 1970s1.290.25ND0N.A0 1980s1.161.1421.270.460 1990s0.961.117.51.290.290.20 2000s1.051.3114.52.00.790.30 2010s1.172.48ND10.01.360.63

7. Era of match Avg W/L, bowl first (all top 8) W/L, bowl first (India vs top 8) Target< 200 (India vs top 8) Target 201- 250 (India vs top 8) Target 251- 300 (India vs top 8) Target 301+ (India vs top 8) 1970s1.250NA0 0 1980s1.151.031.641.270.460 1990s0.960.894.751.050.320.17 2000s1.071.0511.51.50.660.33 2010s1.061.75ND8.51.000.63 Evolution of Indian chasing trends against top 8 with target blocks

8. Pictorial representation

9. Evolution of Indian chasing trends with target blocks Era of match Avg W/L, bowl first W/L, bowl first (India) Target< 200 Target 201- 250 Target 251- 300 Target 301+ 1970s1.290.25ND0N.A0 1980s1.161.1421.270.460 1990s0.961.117.51.290.290.20 2000s1.051.3114.52.00.790.30 2010s1.172.48ND10.01.360.63

10. Era of match Avg W/L, bowl first W/L, bowl first (India) Target< 200 Target 201- 250 Target 251- 300 Target 301+ 1990s0.961.117.51.290.290.20 2000-041.021.03141.630.390.4 2005-091.081.69152.51.450.27 2010-151.172.38N.D10.01.360.63 Detailed analysis since the 1990s

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12. Era of match Avg W/L, bowl first (all top 8) W/L, bowl first (India vs top 8) Target< 200 (India vs top 8) Target 201- 250 (India vs top 8) Target 251- 300 (India vs top 8) Target 301+ (India vs top 8) 1970s1.250NA0 0 1980s1.151.031.641.270.460 1990s0.960.894.751.050.320.17 2000s1.071.0511.51.50.660.33 2010s1.061.75ND8.51.000.63 Evolution of Indian chasing trends against top 8 with target blocks

13. Era of match Avg W/L, bowl first (all top 8) W/L, bowl first (India vs top 8) Target< 200 (India vs top 8) Target 201- 250 (India vs top 8) Target 251- 300 (India vs top 8) Target 301+ (India vs top 8) 1990s0.960.894.751.050.320.17 2000-041.040.699.00.830.330.4 2005-091.091.4814.02.171.180.27 2010-151.061.75ND8.51.000.63 Detailed analysis since the 1990s

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15. Looking at the performance of recent Indian captains Indian captain vs all teams W/L, bat firstW/L, bowl firstTarget< 200Target 201- 250Target 251- 300Target 301+ 1990s0.921.117.51.290.290.20 Ganguly1.291.063.251.380.640.38 Dravid0.791.939310.5 Dhoni1.541.63ND3.171.380.33 Indian captain vs top 8 W/L, bat firstW/L, bowl firstTarget< 200Target 201- 250Target 251- 300Target 301+ 1990s0.760.894.751.050.320.17 Ganguly0.790.722.250.50.570.38 Dravid0.671.6472.310.5 Dhoni1.481.34ND2.671.080.31

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