New Delhi . The dream win that the Rohit brigade was looking for before the BorderGavaskar Trophy was not possible. Team India has lost the test series against New Zealand. Team India's stars are in good spirits after getting a 03 clean sweep in the threematch Test series at home for the first time. After this defeat, head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma are under question.
The main reason for the poor performance of the Indian team was its top order. There were no runs from the bats of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The performance of the rest of the batsmen was also average, while the Indian bowlers took the lead on many occasions, but their performance in the initial matches was also average.
Now it is being seen that in India, other teams get more benefit of home advantage. Team India has once again failed to take advantage of the home conditions. Creating spinfriendly pitches has proved to be like shooting one's own foot. Even in the latest series, if any team has taken advantage of the pitch, it is New Zealand. However, beyond the pitch and toss factors, New Zealand has had a strong performance, there is no doubt about that.
This defeat is also troubling because in this series India has suffered on every parameter which was once its strength. Despite it being a spin friendly pitch, the Indian spinners struggled while on the same pitch, the Kiwi spinners toyed with the Indian batsmen. The situation was such that even Virat Kohli, famous for his aggressive style against spin, was seen surrendering.
This defeat against New Zealand was not only heartbreaking but also extremely shameful. The Indian Lions could not even chase the target of 147 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and this is the situation when they have to face the Australian team at their home in the coming few days. In the form that Team India is in these days, expecting a win against the dangerous Australian team is like seeing 'Mungerilal's dream'.
After the defeat against New Zealand, the Indian team also suffered a major setback in the points table of the World Test Championship. Now the Indian team has slipped to second place. This defeat has not only made a difference in the points and position of the team, but the hopes of reaching the WTC final are now looking bleak.
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