'The feeling of defeating India in India is…', said captain Tom Latham after winning the series against India.

By News Update On Oct 26, 2024

The Indian team has lost the home series after 12 years under the leadership of Rohit Sharma and Gambhir. New Zealand, which recently came to India after facing defeat from Sri Lanka. For this series, along with the defeat, the Indian team also had to face loss in the WTC. New Zealand captain Tom Latham gave a statement after winning the first test match against the Indian team.

Let us tell you, this time New Zealand was ahead of India in every matter. His tremendous fielding due to which Pant was run out. India's spinners performed brilliantly in spin bowling. India showed excellent form in batting. After winning this match, Tom Latham gave his statement.

Captain Tom Latham spoke after the victory, said- 'To defeat India in India..

Captain Tom Latham gave his statement after winning the series. He said, “It is really a special feeling. Proud to be in this position. This is a great example of the effort of the entire team and everyone's contribution. When you come here you want to do your best. It was really important to get runs on the board early on. Gotta give credit to Mitch Santner. That was fantastic. He has been in the team for a long time and finally he got a break and credit goes to him for the way he bowled. It was about sticking to our basics and trying to play the long game.”

“India suddenly moved forward rapidly”

India continued to score runs despite early wickets falling. He also bowled out New Zealand early, about which Tom Latham said,

“Both surfaces are different, we needed to adapt and we have done that very well. The way we played last night – to put ourselves on the front foot – was great. The way Phillips played this morning was really important. We knew that India was going to perform strongly. Didn't realize they were going to come through so fast, but we managed to make it through mid-season. It took a lot of time to take the last two wickets but when Tim took the catch, we were very happy.”