‘This is embarrassing’: India hits historic low against New Zealand, setting internet on fire

The Indian team, full of proven players, looked like a bunch of clueless cricketers, but they lost the third Test by 25 runs, suffering an unprecedented humiliating 0-0 at the hands of a resolute New Zealand. After enduring a crushing loss of 3, the team ended up going home. The lowest ebb will be on Sunday. A brave Rishabh Pant raised hopes of a big escape with a brave 64-run knock, but he trudged back to the pavilion following a controversial third umpire’s decision, leaving the Indians, who have been surpassed twice so far in this series, The fortress was completely deserted. By Black Caps.

This is an embarrassing display by the Indian team at home. Decision makers have a lot to think about. New Zealand showed a really great performance.

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) November 3, 2024

Several of India’s famous batsmen who chased a manageable 147 runs could be classified as modern-day greats, but it was a pitiful picture for all of them to reach 121 runs.

We have switched from the golden era of the Indian team to the rubbish era of the Indian team. #INDvsNZ pic.twitter.com/4LVkUfH50E

— Nikhil Gupta (@Nikhilgupta1104) November 3, 2024

This is the first time that an Indian team has won all three games in a row. The last time India suffered a whitewash was in 2000, when they lost 2-0 to South Africa.

It has been 27 years since Sri Lanka lost an ODI series. Whitewash of India’s first ever Test series. Gautam Gambhir has had a good start as a coach.#INDvsNZ

— Sumanthraman (@sumanthraman) November 3, 2024

The aura of invincibility that hung over the Indian team at home was broken with surprising ease by the Kiwis, who not only adapted to the ever-advantageous conditions, but also mastered them. India were unable to chase down a subpar target on the third day’s wickets and had only themselves to blame for an embarrassing collapse, losing five important wickets for just 16 runs at the start.

I don’t know if people can understand the magnitude of this completely shameful deception. Throughout the series, there was not a single match in which India outperformed New Zealand overall. Rohit Sharma, this is probably the best time to give up the captaincy and opening slot.

— Raj (@hxnslxnda) November 3, 2024

With 55 runs needed and five wickets intact after lunch, India’s hopes rested on Pant, but he was sacrificed by a controversial third umpire’s decision and the match tilted completely in New Zealand’s favor.

The inexplicable collapse was precipitated by captain Rohit Sharma’s hara-kiri act and Ajaz Patel’s accuracy (6/57), which left them tottering at 5 for 29.

India’s incompetence put pressure on Pant, who could not have reacted any better to the unfavorable conditions until the specter of inaccurate technology in the game haunted him and India.

Pant made light of every challenge thrown at New Zealand and hit 64 off just 57 balls, hitting nine fours and a six.

New Zealand, who had not had a leg-before review in the morning session, burnt one behind the catch in the match against Pant, but replays show that Patel’s delivery in the 22nd over was hit by both bat and ball. It was shown that there was no contact. gloves.

However, in the next game, Pant was controversially ruled to be caught behind by the third umpire. After DRS replays showed a small spike, New Zealand believed they heard a noise and told the on-field umpire that the punt was the sound of a bat scraping against pads, but former Australian player and third umpire Paul Reiffel said this was not the case. was ruled invalid. Indian.

Until he fell to Patel for the fifth wicket of the innings and tenth wicket of the match, Pant completely dominated the New Zealand spinners, collecting 34 runs from 27 deliveries, smashing five fours and sixes.

Yet another example is captain Rohit’s hyper-aggressive approach to the bowlers when a calculated approach was needed in a difficult situation, causing him to fall back and probably make it his last on home soil. It will be.

Rohit, 11, missed Matt Henry’s signature pull shot just barely at waist height, leading to a fall.

As soon as Rohit’s top edge went up, Henry burst into celebration knowing it was heading towards Glenn Phillips, one of the best fielders. He ran backwards from midwicket and took a brilliant catch.

Shubman Gill, who came off a brilliant 146-ball 90, crossed his arms on a pass from Patel (4/43) and hoped the ball would be deflected, but it straightened and crashed into his off-stump.

Virat Kohli (1), perhaps to exude confidence, carried the bat on his shoulder and marched to the ground again, but he was unable to deliver a floating ball that the end of the bat initially slipped.

Yashasvi Jaiswal (5) was watching part of this capitulation from the other end and he too became part of it when he was beaten by Phillips (3/42) leg-before.

Sarfaraz Khan (0) played a well-planned sweep shot with his first ball for the second time in this Test, but this too came at a heavy price as Rachin Ravindra came in at deep square leg on the top edge to the batsman. Completed a pair of. .

Ravindra Jadeja (6) played second fiddle in a 42-run partnership with Pant to take India closer to the target, but the all-rounder was brilliantly caught at short leg by Patel’s Will Young. Ta.

Sundar and R Ashwin (6) tried to delay the inevitable, but Phillips picked up two wickets in a row and Patel got one, bringing a swift end to India’s predicament.