India Face Historic Whitewash at the Hands of New Zealand: An In-Depth Analysis Recently, the Indian cricket team took part in a series against New Zealand in which India faced a whitewash. This is the first time in a three-match series on India’s home ground where India lost three consecutive matches. The series ended at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai where the Indian team was bowled out for just 121 runs while chasing a target of 147 runs. This is only the second occasion when India faced a whitewash in home Test matches, the first being against South Africa in 2000.
New Zealand Series Opening
The series started in Bengaluru where India faced defeat in the first Test. After this, India also lost the second Test played in Pune. In both the matches, the Indian batsmen performed disappointingly, which put the Indian team under pressure. Entering the Wankhede Test, India were under pressure to improve their game, with two losses in the last two matches.
Wankhede Test Performance
At the Wankhede, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first and were bowled out for 235. The Indian team scored 263 in reply to take the lead. However, the Indian bowlers toiled hard in New Zealand’s second innings, and they were bowled out for just 174. This set India a small target of 147 runs.
However, India’s batsmen disappointed again while chasing the target. Captain Rohit Sharma lost his wicket for 13 runs as the first wicket. The Indian middle order then faltered badly. Star batsmen like Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, Shubman Gill, and Yashasvi Jaiswal performed disappointingly, leading to India losing 5 wickets for 29 runs. Eventually, the Indian team was bundled out for 121 runs and New Zealand won by 25 runs.
Rishabh Pant’s amazing performance
In this difficult situation, Rishabh Pant became the only ray of hope. He played a brilliant innings of 64 runs, which included nine fours and a six. But apart from him, the performance of other batsmen was extremely disappointing, and a total of eight batsmen did not even reach double figures.
Impact in World Test Championship
This victory of New Zealand also affected the Indian team in the World Test Championship (WTC) rankings. India is now in second place, while New Zealand has moved to fourth place with this win. If the Indian team wants to be successful on the tour of Australia next month, they will need to overcome their difficulties there and win the series.
Challenge of Australia tour
Now, the Indian cricket team has an important question: If they are not able to perform at home, how will they be able to face the challenges of Australia? Australia’s pitches and bowling attack have always been a cause of difficulty for Indian batsmen. In such a situation, if the team has to reach the final of the Test Championship, they will have to perform strongly on Australian soil.
Conclusion
India’s defeat in this series not only embarrassed them on home turf but also put a question mark on their preparedness for the upcoming challenges. Now Indian cricket needs to understand that there is a need for improvement and prepare afresh. In the times to come, all eyes will be on India’s performance, especially when they land on Australian soil.
To get out of this difficult situation, the team will have to play unitedly and overcome its shortcomings. Will the Indian team be able to face this challenge? Only time will tell, but one thing is certain: India need new strategies and better performances to bounce back.
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