India vs New Zealand: Tom Latham and Rohit Sharma© AFP
Rohit Sharma was a disenchanted man after India misplaced the second Take a look at of a three-match collection in opposition to New Zealand. That is India first Take a look at collection defeat at residence in 12 years with Mitchel Santner but once more exposing their frailties in opposition to high quality spin bowling because the crushing 113-run defeat within the second match enervated the group’s pole place within the World Take a look at Championship. If the hosts endured their first defeat after 18 consecutive Take a look at collection victories, New Zealand celebrated their first ever series-victory on the Indian soil in almost 70 years.
Rohit stated India failed to reply to challenges in opposition to New Zealand.
“Disappointing. It is not what we anticipated. Acquired to offer credit score to NZ – they performed higher than us. We did not capitalise on sure moments. We failed to reply to these challenges. And we sit right here as we speak. Did not assume we batted effectively sufficient to get runs on the board. You have to decide 20 wickets to win, sure, however batters need to put runs on the board,” Rohit Sharma stated after the match.
“Was an important fightback to limit them to 250-odd however we knew it was going to be difficult. Once they began off, they have been 200/3 and for us to come back again and get them bowled out for 259 was an important effort. Wasn’t a pitch the place so much was occurring. We simply did not bat effectively sufficient. Issues would’ve been barely completely different had we acquired a bit nearer within the first innings. We wish to present up effectively at Wankhede and try to win that Take a look at. It is a collective failure. I am not anyone who would blame simply the batters or the bowlers. We are going to come out with higher intent, higher concepts and higher strategies at Wankhede.”
The Kiwis have been travelling to this a part of the world since 1955 however Black Caps may by no means break the Indian citadel all these years.
Indian batters, as soon as thought-about the very best gamers of the spin bowling, danced to the tune of Santner, who dominated the house line-up with 13 wickets within the match, together with seven within the first innings.
In pursuit of 359, Indian batters lower a sorry determine as soon as once more. The have been have been bowled out for 245 with Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s 77 and Ravindra Jadeja (42) being the one ones to withstand the Kiwis.
India’s successive batting collapses, starting with the historic low of 46 all-out within the first essay of Bengaluru Take a look at which they misplaced by eight wickets, culminated with first collection loss at residence since 2012-13 when England vanquished them.
Kiwis broke India’s string of 18 consecutive Take a look at collection wins at residence. It was additionally India’s solely fourth Take a look at collection defeat in their very own yard since flip of the century.
With PTI inputs
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