MUMBAI Mumbai: After achieving a historic series win against India, New Zealand captain Tom Latham on Sunday said that the real significance of this achievement will be known to them only when they return home. New Zealand defeated the hosts in three Test matches on home soil, ending their 18-series unbeaten streak at home over the last 12 years. “It's a big achievement, after the first (Test) it was definitely quite special; winning the series was even more special,” Latham told reporters here. “We talked about coming here and trying to adapt as much as possible and to be in a position to win 3-0, it's definitely a series I'll never forget.”
He said, “We will definitely celebrate as a group and over the next few days before returning home. It has definitely been an amazing series… It will be a little more when we return home and the dust settles a little bit.” It will be deep.” He said, “It's definitely a fantastic moment for New Zealand cricket, probably one of the biggest series wins for New Zealand cricket.” Latham said that winning the toss in two of the three Test matches also played an important role in the series win. “We have been able to get some of the tosses on the right side and by doing that we have been able to put runs on the board in the last few games,” he said.
He said, “When you are chasing scores, from our point of view, it is really important to put runs on the board and some of these surfaces that we have played on have been really difficult and certainly batting. They have not been easy from the perspective of Latham said that he did not believe that New Zealand would win the game as long as Rishabh Pant was at the crease. Pant scored 64 runs in 57 balls with the help of nine fours and one six and fought single-handedly for India while chasing the target of 147 runs. “With Rishabh still on the field, I certainly didn't believe the game was over. The entire India team has match-winning players and they have been playing the way they have for a long time,” he said. , they have been successful in that.
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