Desk: The Indian team, which was chasing the target of 334 runs in the fourth match against New Zealand at the Bay Oval ground, had a very shameful start. Kiwi fast bowler Matt Henry wreaked havoc in the very first over of the innings, sending India's three biggest pillars Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and captain Shreyas Iyer to the pavilion without wasting any runs. With the loss of the first 3 wickets at the score of 0 runs on the scoreboard, a bad chapter has been added to the history of Indian cricket.
Matt Henry did not give the Indian top order any chance to recover with his swing and seam bowling. On the very first ball of the over, Rohit Sharma completely dodged Henry's bouncing ball and the ball hit the upper edge of the bat and went into the hands of Finn Allen standing in the slip. Virat Kohli, who came to the crease after Rohit, also could not understand the incoming low ball and the ball went under his bat and hit the stumps directly.
After this, on the last ball of the over, Henry's incoming ball hit the back pad of captain Shreyas Iyer. On which umpire Kumar Dharmasena rejected the appeal, but on review by New Zealand, three reds were seen in ball-tracking and Iyer also had to return without opening the account. Due to which India lost 3 wickets in the very first over without opening the account and India has become only the fourth team in men's ODI cricket which lost its first three wickets in the beginning of the innings without opening the account.
With being out on 0 in this match, many unwanted records have been added to the career of Indian greats. This is only the second time in the history of ODI cricket that both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been out for 0 in the same match. Earlier in the year 2010, both the greats could not open their account against Sri Lanka in Dambulla. At the same time, this is Rohit's first golden duck as an opener.