New Delhi. India's legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar has expressed the need for introspection on the 03 Test series defeat at the hands of New Zealand after losing the third match by 25 runs at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
As a result of the defeat in Mumbai, Rohit Sharmaled India also lost their top spot in the World Test Championship standings and dropped to second place behind new tabletoppers Australia.
“Losing 30 at home is very difficult and requires introspection,” Tendulkar wrote on Twitter. Was it a lack of preparation, was it poor shot selection, or a lack of match practice? Showed resilience in the innings, and Rishabh Pant performed brilliantly on the challenging surface. He was simply brilliant. Full credit to New Zealand for the consistent performance throughout the series. Winning 30 is the best result.
The loss to New Zealand marked the first time India suffered a clean sweep in a home Test series since South Africa's 20 win in 19992000. This is also India's first 30 clean sweep defeat in the threematch series and at home since then.
A major reason for India's series defeat was that out of 57 wickets lost by New Zealand's bowlers, 37 wickets were lost by the spinners, due to which the host team's former opener Virender Sehwag criticized.
Sehwag wrote in his Instagram post, “As supporters it is important to support the team, but our team's performance was very poor. The skill of playing spin definitely needs improvement and some experiments are good for the shorter format. , but doing some unnecessary experiments just for show in Test cricket was really bad. Congratulations to Tom Latham and his players for doing what every visiting team dreams of and no team can win like this.”
Former Indian leftarm fast bowler Irfan Pathan talked about the lack of redball batsmen in domestic cricket, citing a conversation he had with his elder brother and former cricketer Yusuf Pathan.
Irfan wrote on Play on surface. Also, top players are not playing domestic cricket. It may hurt us in the long run.
Former India offspinner Harbhajan Singh called on the Test team to bat on better pitches at home and urged them not to play on turning pitches. “Turning pitches are becoming your own enemy. Congratulations New Zealand. You beat us. Have been saying this for years. Team India needs to play on better pitches. These turning pitches are making every batsman very ordinary.
He wrote on There is no need for anyone to dismiss anyone.
India have only the allimportant BorderGavaskar Trophy left in Australia in the 20232025 WTC cycle assignment. The fivematch Test series will be played from November 22 to January 7, 2025 in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
If India has to make it to the World Test Championship final for the third consecutive time, it will need at least four wins in Australia. They will also have to depend on the results of other series going in their favor to enter the WTC final at Lord's next year.
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