New Delhi. India had to face a shameful defeat against New Zealand in the first test. The entire Indian team was all out for 46 runs in the first innings. The price of which the team had to pay in the first test. New Zealand team is now 1-0 ahead in the test series. In such a situation, India will have to win the next test at any cost. Rohit Sharma said after the match that he did not expect that he would be all out on 46.
Rohit Sharma said after the defeat, “We performed well with the bat in the second innings. But we did not bat well in the first innings. So we knew what was going to happen next. Some players performed well. When you are behind by 350 runs you cannot think much about it. You just have to look at the ball and batting. We tried well.”
Rohit further said, “Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan batted brilliantly. I had said in my press conference that we knew it would be difficult in the beginning, but we did not expect to be out for 46 runs. New Zealand bowled well and we were not able to answer it. Games like this keep happening. we will proceed. We lost a match against England. After this we won 4.”
Second test will be played from 24th
The second Test between India and New Zealand will be played on 24 October. This match will be held in Pune. India would like to win this match under any circumstances. Because if he loses this match then he will lose the series. It remains to be seen what will happen in the second test.
India's squad for the second test: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav. , Mohammad Siraj, Akashdeep
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FIRST PUBLISHED : October 20, 2024, 1:04 PM IST
