New Delhi. The Indian cricket team has lost a Test series at home after 68 years. New Zealand broke the impenetrable fort of India. The visiting team created history by winning the Test series in India for the first time. He is getting applause everywhere. God of cricket Sachin Tendulkar also praised New Zealand. Sachin especially praised New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner, who took a total of 13 wickets in the Pune Test match. New Zealand has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Test series. The Kiwi team has been touring India since 1955 but it won the first Test series here only in 2024.
Sachin Tendulkar wrote on social media handle X, 'It is a dream for any visiting team to win a Test series in India. And New Zealand have really done brilliantly to make this happen. You get such results with a good all-round team effort. I would like to especially mention Mitchell Santner here who performed brilliantly. He took 13 wickets. Congratulations to New Zealand for this wonderful achievement.
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Indian batsmen collapsed in front of Santner
This is India's first defeat after 18 consecutive Test series on its home soil. Indian batsmen, who were once considered experts in playing spin bowling, could not face Santner who took 13 wickets in the match. Chasing the target of 359 runs to win set by New Zealand, the Indian team was out for 245 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 77 runs and Ravindra Jadeja scored 42 runs. Apart from these, no one could face the Kiwi bowlers boldly.
'This is the first defeat of the series after losing to England in 2012-13.'
This is the first defeat of the series for the Indian team, which was bundled out for 46 runs in the first Test in Bengaluru after losing to England in 2012-13. The Kiwi team broke India's streak of winning 18 consecutive Test series on its own soil. This is India's fourth defeat in a Test series on its own soil in this century. This heavy defeat means that India will remain on top in the WTC table with 98 points but its points in percentage (62.80) are now slightly more than Australia (62.50).
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FIRST PUBLISHED : October 26, 2024, 9:11 PM IST
