New Delhi. Indian top spinners R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja kept yearning for wickets on a spin-friendly pitch. In the Pune Test match, New Zealand's top spinner Mitchell Santner bowled his career best and took 13 wickets in the match. Whereas the spin of Ashwin and Jadeja failed to show magic. Therefore, India was defeated in the home Test series for the first time in 12 years. India were completely defeated on the spin-friendly pitch of the MCA Stadium and New Zealand managed to win due to the failure of their top spinners.
After India's 113-run defeat in the second Test, when captain Rohit Sharma was asked about the performance of Indian spinners during the press conference, he said, 'They know about it. There are high expectations from both these players. Whatever match they play, they are expected to take wickets and put pressure on the opponent team and win the test match. I don't think that's fair.' India's 18 consecutive series wins at home since losing to England in 2012-13 ended on Saturday.
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Ashwin has taken 326 test wickets in India and Jadeja has taken 225 test wickets.
India started it by forming a dangerous spin pair with Ashwin, who made his debut in November 2011, and Jadeja, who played his first Test in December 2012. Playing together on home soil, Ashwin has taken 326 wickets in 55 Test matches while Jadeja has taken 225 wickets in 47 matches. Rohit said that winning the Test is a collective responsibility. He said, 'It is the responsibility of all of us to win the Test, not just two players. Surely they know where they stand and what they have not been able to do or what they have done really well. Both of them have played a lot of cricket here and have contributed a lot to our success. Both of them have played a major role in winning 18 series on home ground. I wouldn't pay too much attention to it, especially with these two players. They know very well what happened and sometimes some matches can go bad for them too.
'I am proud of Vashi'
According to Rohit Sharma, 'You are talking about a player who has taken more than 500 and more than 300 wickets respectively. He knows very well how he has taken wickets and how he has won Test matches for us every time. Rohit said that he is proud of Washington Sundar's bowling. Sundar took 11 wickets in his first Test in three years. India will definitely analyze their bowling. Rohit said, 'Vashi played brilliantly. I am proud of him. He is also proud of his performance and we are happy with his performance. He bowled very well.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : October 26, 2024, 9:44 PM IST
