IND vs NZ Test: Team India had to face a shameful defeat during the first test match played against New Zealand in Bengaluru. The New Zealand team had got an easy target of 107 runs in the second innings and the team achieved the target at the loss of two wickets and defeated Team India by eight wickets. A decision of Rohit Sharma is being considered to have a big role in the defeat of Team India. His decision to bat first after winning the toss proved costly as Team India was all out for just 46 runs in the first innings.
After winning the match, New Zealand captain Tom Latham has also made an interesting revelation. Latham said that due to losing the toss, he was saved from the mistake of Team India captain Rohit Sharma batting first. In this way, it is believed that New Zealand’s fortunes improved due to Latham’s bad luck.
Rohit Sharma’s decision proved costly
In fact, even the toss could not take place on the first day of the rain-affected first Test match. On the second day, Team India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. This decision of Rohit Sharma was very heavy for Team India. When the Indian team came out to bat after captain Rohit Sharma’s decision to bat first, the sky was cloudy and ideal conditions for New Zealand’s fast bowlers. Matt Henry, Williams and Tim Southee troubled the Indian batsmen with their swing and seam.
The situation became such that five veteran batsmen of Team India including Virat Kohli could not even open their accounts. India’s first innings was reduced to only 46 runs in 31.2 overs. Team India was out on such a low score at home for the first time in 92 years of Test history.
Rohit Sharma admitted his mistake
Later, Team India captain Rohit Sharma accepted his mistake while talking to the media. He admitted that he had made a big mistake in sensing the pitch. He said that I thought that after the first session the pitch would be favorable for the batsmen but it did not happen. In response, New Zealand’s batsmen took a strong lead by scoring a huge score of 402 runs.
Losing the toss became a boon for New Zealand
Team India also counterattacked by scoring 462 runs in the second innings but the loss in the first innings could not be compensated. After winning the first Test match by 8 wickets, New Zealand captain Tom Latham said that it was good that we lost the toss because we had also decided to bat first after winning the toss.
The New Zealand captain said that losing the toss became a boon for us because the decision to bat first could prove to be very heavy for us too. Our team could also have been in a bad situation in the first innings but it was good that we lost the toss. In this way, Latham’s misfortune became a major reason for New Zealand’s fortunes to shine.
Praise your players wholeheartedly
Latham said that the first two innings prepared the game for us because we took a huge lead in the first innings itself. He said that we are well aware that it is very difficult to defeat Team India on Indian soil. Team India did counterattack in the second innings but our bowlers bowled very well with the new ball.
Due to this, we were successful in stopping the rapidly increasing score of Team India. He wholeheartedly praised the batting of Rachin Ravindra (134), who scored a century in the first innings, and Tim Southee (65), who made a partnership of 137 runs for the eighth wicket.
Target achieved by losing two wickets
The New Zealand team had an easy target of 107 runs in the second innings, which the team achieved comfortably by losing two wickets. In New Zealand’s second innings, Will Young returned unbeaten on 45 and Rachin Ravindra scored 39 runs. In this way, the New Zealand team has succeeded in winning the Test match on Indian soil after 36 years.
Before this, New Zealand had last defeated India at home in 1988. With the victory in the Bengaluru Test, the New Zealand team has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series. The second test match between the two teams is to be played in Pune from October 24.
