IND vs NZ 1st Test: Under the guidance of Gautam Gambhir, Indian fans were expecting to take New Zealand down by a huge margin. But, destiny was deciding something else. With the lowest total at home Indian cricket team faced massive humiliation in Bengaluru. After the departure of Rohit Sharma, the team couldn’t hold out for a second and witnessed the biggest fall for the team. Following him Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan and the whole team got out at 46 with 5 of the 11 players scoring a duck. New Zealand bowlers Matt Henry and Will O’Rourke took the charge to send every Indian player back to the pavilion in IND vs NZ 1st Test. Now, the question arises where did they go wrong?
IND vs NZ 1st Test: Turning Point of the Match Explained
After the match was washed out on the first day, 16th October, fans were quite excited to see their favorites on the field. Before the match commenced, Captain Rohit Sharma won the Toss for India. Everything was fine until the skipper chose to bat first. Was that a bad decision and a turning point? Well, yes, according to some experts, after the massive rainfall in Bengaluru and pitch being covered for so long choosing to bat first was indeed a wrong idea.
Mohammad Kaif took to his social media platform X and explained the problem. He wrote, “Batting first not a good idea when pitch is covered for so long and moisture has settled on it. Maybe, India missed a trick but New Zealand flawless in catching and in maintaining a disciplined line and length.”
His explanation was a clear-cut indicator of India’s downfall in the first innings. After the lowest total people are also commenting about Gautam Gambhir’s choices. They are saying, “Welcome to Gautam Gambhir’s ERA where India is 46 all out in India against Newland’s Swing bowlers.” “RCB’s 49 record broken at RCB’s home ground Chinnaswamy under Head coach Gautam Gambhir.” “Gautam Gambhir : India is the kind of team that can finish the test matches in 2 days with aggressive gameplay the gameplay:”
Take a look at the Tweets:
Matt Henry Shined for New Zealand
As it was a wrong decision for India to choose batting first, New Zealand didn’t leave a chance to outshine India. The Major setback was given by star bowler Matt Henry. Matt took 5 massive wickets with an economy rate of 1.13. He got Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav out. Apart from Matt Henry, Will O’Rourke also showcased a class performance with 4 wickets and gave 6 maiden overs. He took some major wickets including Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah. The first innings of IND vs NZ 1st Test was an absolute shocker for Indians and the world.
Rishabh Pant has scored the most 20 runs off 49 balls, followed by Yashasvi Jaiswal 13 off 63. The rest of them scored 9 runs in total. What do you think of the problem?
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