Bengaluru Test defeat puts a stain on Rohit Sharma's captaincy, name registered in shameful list

Sports Desk, Obnews: The Indian team is playing a three-match Test series against New Zealand at its home ground. Where India had to face defeat by 8 wickets in the first match which was played in Bengaluru. This defeat of the Indian team under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma is quite shameful. After which the name of the captain has got a very bad record.

Team India has lost a test against New Zealand at home after 36 years. The last time the Kiwi team was successful in doing this feat was in 1988. In such a situation, due to this defeat of India, a shameful record has been registered in the name of Indian captain Rohit Sharma. He has become the third captain of India under whose captaincy India had to face defeat in the test match against New Zealand in its own home.

Apart from Rohit Sharma, India had faced defeat against New Zealand under the captaincy of Dilip Vengsarkar and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. New Zealand has so far played 38 matches on Indian soil, out of which it has won three, lost 17 and drawn only 17. In such a situation, this victory is very important for the Kiwi team also.

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India's defeat in test matches against New Zealand on home soil:

• Lost by 167 runs in Nagpur Test in 1969
• Lost by 136 runs in Mumbai Test in 1988
• Defeat by 8 wickets in Bengaluru Test in 2024

For information, let us tell you that Rohit Sharma had decided to bat after winning the toss. But this decision proved wrong and the Indian team was all out for only 46 runs. However, the team made a comeback in the second innings, captain Rohit scored a half-century, Kohli also scored above 70. Then Sarfaraz played an inning of 150 runs and Pant was out on 99 runs. But then the process of falling wickets started and India could give the target of only 107 runs to the Kiwi team. Which New Zealand achieved quite easily.