The victory in Harare Test gave India their ninth series win overseas and only the fifth outside the sub-continent. The last series win for India outside the sub-continent had come in 1986 in England.
The details:
| Season | Country | Tests | Result | Captain |
| 1967-68 | New Zealand | 4 | India 3-1 | Nawab of Pataudi, Jr |
| 1970-71 | West Indies | 5 | India 1-0 | Ajit Wadekar |
| 1971 | England | 3 | India 1-0 | Ajit Wadekar |
| 1986 | England | 3 | India 2-0 | Kapil Dev |
| 1993-94 | Sri Lanka | 3 | India 1-0 | Mohammad Azharuddin |
| 2000-01 | Bangladesh | 1 | India 1-0 | Sourav Ganguly |
| 2003-04 | Pakistan | 3 | India 2-1 | Rahul Dravid (2)/ Sourav Ganguly (1) |
| 2004-05 | Bangladesh | 2 | India 2-0 | Sourav Ganguly |
| 2005-06 | Zimbabwe | 2 | India 2-0 | Sourav Ganguly |