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Latest News :- The Indian cricket team has faced a lot of criticism after completely losing the Test cricket series 3-0 against the New Zealand team. The Indian team attributed the defeat to Bengaluru's pitch and toss decision. After this, in the Pune Test, the Indian team surrendered to left-arm spinner Mitchell Sandner. It was then argued that pressure could be put on the spinners only by bowling sweep and reverse sweep shots. But no excuse can be made for the defeat in Mumbai.
Meanwhile, New Zealand has done an unimaginable feat. Till date, no team has been able to win a Test cricket series 3-0 on Indian soil. This historic achievement will always be in the headlines for the New Zealand team. The team had only two weapons. One is to include runners who can execute sweep and reverse sweep shots effectively in the batting. The second is how the Indian team handles spin according to the perspective in which it is batting.
It is true that throughout the series, the Indian batsmen have not displayed a conventional defensive game befitting Test cricket at any level. For the last several decades, the batsmen of the Indian team have performed tremendously in spin in Test matches. Against spin, his finesse and footwork will be a treat for the fans. But this situation has recently reversed.
Captain Rohit Sharma batted in all the 6 innings as if he was playing a short format match and this has benefited him. What about Virat Kohli, another senior who has faltered in spin? The irresponsible behavior of Sarpiraj Khan, who replaced KL Rahul, shows a careless attitude.
Why is it that all the batsmen in the top order, middle order and back row of the Indian team are unable to predict the return of the balls on pitches favorable for spin at home? Questions still remain. The reason for this is also believed to be that the key players of the team have not played international matches for a long time and then attend one or two net training sessions before directly participating in the competition.
Sachin Tendulkar has also pointed towards this. In his X website post, he said, “It is difficult to accept losing the Test series 3-0 at home against New Zealand. However, one must introspect. Is it stagnation in tournament preparation, poor shot selection or lack of tournament training? He raised questions.
During this entire series, the batsmen of the Indian team did not know how to save their wickets and how to add runs. Everyone's focus was on scoring runs fast. When it comes to Test matches, the action game approach doesn't always work. Everyone knows that the England team adopted the same method and warmed themselves up.
After losing the traditional Ashes Test series, the England team suffered heavy defeats in India and Pakistan. Is the Indian team also moving towards this point? Now fear has arisen. Apart from this, the lack of spin of the Indian team also had a big impact. The spin of Ashwin and Jadeja has played a major role in India's unbeaten Test series dominance on home soil for the last 12 years.
But this time the New Zealand batsmen responded by adding enough runs against their spin. Indian Spinning Alliance failed to find the answer. Ashwin took only 9 wickets overall in this series. Meanwhile, New Zealand team's part-time spinner Glenn Phillips took 8 wickets. On the other hand, Washington Sundar gave consolation by taking 16 wickets but his performance could not contribute to the victory. This highlights the changes that need to be made to the Indian team's spin strategies. Apart from this, the sad thing was that Bumrah and Siraj could not make any impact on the fast bowlers of New Zealand on the Bengaluru ground.
After taking over as the head coach of the Indian cricket team, Gautam Gambhir has faced heavy criticism in the second Test series. After losing the ODI series in Sri Lanka last month, they have now suffered an unprecedented Test series defeat on home soil, adding to the pressure. The upcoming Australian Test series has already become a tough testing ground for Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir and all the other senior players of the team. Because against New Zealand team
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