Longest Test losing streaks

No teams wants to lose in sport. Players must be committed to the game in red-ball cricket, and teams cannot afford to lose matches in a row. However, some of the teams eventually lose way too many games at once because of numerous circumstances that are working against them. On that note, here are the longest Test losing streaks:

10 – Zimbabwe (Aug 2014 to Oct 2017)

The 70s and 80s were the eras when Zimbabwe used to be a force to reckon with, but things have changed drastically. It is now very rare to see Zimbabwe winning a series, especially in Tests. The team achieved an unwanted record by losing 10 test matches in a row, and made their way into the top three for the second time, after making a similar record earlier. The team made a return to Test cricket after a brief gap, but things kept falling out of place.

11 – Zimbabwe (Dec 2001 to Oct 2003)

Zimbabwe first registered the streak when they lost 11 matches in a row between December 2001 to October 2003. It surely was a difficult time for them and the political interference and corruption in cricket made it worse for the team. After going through a golden era in the format, they suffered a massive decline.

21 – Bangladesh (Nov 2001 to Feb 2004)

Bangladesh’s losing streak between November 2001 to February 2004 was one of the team’s scariest phases. During this period, Bangladesh’s keeper-captain Khaled Mashud registered an unwanted record as the team lost all 12 games under his captaincy. He holds a 100% losing record as a skipper, and under his captaincy, Bangladesh saw a dark phase of Test cricket as they lost a total of 21 Test matches in a row.