Mumbai Mumbai. After restricting New Zealand to an average score of 235, Team India had a chance to reduce the visiting team to the lowest position on the first day of the third Test, but it could not happen. The batsmen could not end the day well and four batsmen were out before stumps. With the match hanging in the balance, India started the second day at 86/4. Ravindra Jadeja believes it is unfair to blame any particular individual for the collective poor performance of 10 minutes on the first day of the third and final Test against New Zealand, which has left India in a precarious position. India had scored 78 runs for one wicket but lost four wickets for 86 runs in a short time in the closing stages of the game as Rohit Sharma (18), Virat Kohli (4) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (30) were out. The host team got a little confused. “All this happened in just 10 minutes, (we) had no time to react. But it happens, it's a team game, no one person can be specifically blamed… small mistakes keep happening,” Jadeja told the media after the end of the game.
The senior all-rounder expected some solid performances from the remaining batsmen. “But the next batsmen will have to build partnerships and try to cross the score of 230 (235), only then the second innings will be played. It would be good if the next batsmen have to build partnerships and try to cross the score of 230 (235). Ready batsmen should contribute.” He believes that the Indian team still has a chance to win this test.
“We still have a chance. It's not like we are out of the match. Hopefully we bat well tomorrow and seeing what is happening on the wicket, if we bowl well as well, it will Would be nice,” he said. With India collapsing once again, Jadeja dismissed the notion that the repeated failure of specialist batsmen is putting too much pressure on the lower order. “The pressure is always there. It is not that when the top order does not perform well, there is always pressure on the lower order,” he said. Even when the top order performs well, there is pressure on the lower order as to why they are not doing so?”
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