In the second test played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association in Pune, New Zealand performed brilliantly against Team India and won the match by 113 runs. In this match, Washington Sundar bowled very well for Team India and took 11 wickets. Let us tell you that Washington Sundar returned to international Test cricket after almost 3 years and he won the hearts of all the fans with his tremendous performance.

On the other hand, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja failed to leave their mark with bowling and could not take wickets at regular intervals. The spinners of both the teams bowled very well on the Pune pitch. For New Zealand, Mitchell Santner took 13 wickets, Ravichandran Ashwin took 5 wickets while Jadeja took three wickets. After the end of the second test, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma made a big statement about these two bowlers.

According to The Daily Star, after the second test, Rohit Sharma said, ‘There are a lot of expectations from these two players. In every match that these players play, it is expected from them that they take wickets and play an important role in helping their team win the match. I don’t think this is correct. It is the responsibility of all of us players to make our team win the test. It is not just about two players. We all know that both these players have always performed very well in all formats but now the other players will also have to fulfill their responsibilities well.

Both these players have played a lot of cricket and have also played an important role in the team’s victory: Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma further said, ‘Both these players have played a lot of cricket and the performance of both these players was of high level in the 18 consecutive series we won at home. Sometimes a player is allowed to play poorly. It will not happen every time that a player is performing well for your team.

The third and final Test between Team India and New Zealand is starting from November 1 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Even though Team India has not been able to register victory in the first two tests, they would like to perform brilliantly in the last match. Ravichandran Ashwin and Jadeja would also like to leave their mark in the Wankhede Test.