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The third Test against South Africa in Cape Town has managed to hold the draw before the age of the Indian cricket team again won the week failed to break the myth was unable to.

Date was January 6 and again but this time India's Newlands ground the last two occasions did not like losing.

January 6, 1997 South Africa 282 runs on the same grounds, while ten years after 6 January 2007 was won by five wickets. Four years ago, this time as India win the series on South African soil was a golden opportunity.

In fact the team only on these two occasions, but until today never started a Test match or two in January could not have won. He first three days of the year ie, two or three, starting on January 17 have participated in tests, eight of which he had to defeat the remaining nine matches he somehow succeeded in making the draw.

As far as the first week of the year is concerned, India has so far won only once in that test which was over seven January. Sri Lanka played in Cuttack in 1987, began the match on January four and India innings and 67 runs inside three days had won.

He also six to January 11, 1956 Chennai Click here to see more news from this city, while the New Zealand innings and nine runs in seven innings on January 12, 1978 in Sydney Australia and was won by two runs.

For India, Cape Town and Sydney are two ground where he suffered defeat in two January started the most games. Most of the end of a Test series in Australia two Tests starting in January is from Sydney. Six test match against India played in this way which had defeated him in three of the other three are drawn.

Australia's last tour of India in two to six matches played in Sydney January 2008 was defeated by 122 runs. This dates before 1981 and in 2000 the same match played in Sydney had suffered a loss. India, 1986, 1992 and 2004 were conducted in Sydney Test draw. He won them in 2004, but Steve Waugh was reached close to Australia's defeat was deferred.

India at Cape Town in 1997, then a conflict could not but in 2007 he finished last in the first innings lead as the match was achieved. India had scored 414 in the first innings, 373 runs scored, while South Africa was found. India pile on runs in the second innings 169 was, however, and South Africa won by five wickets at 211 runs had.