“Out of T20 mentality…”, Sanjay Manjrekar angry at this decision taken for Rohit Sharma in Pune Test.
I think he (Rohit Sharma) should proceed based on the overall quality and ability of the players – Sanjay Manjrekar Rohit Sharma and Sanjay Manjrekar (Photo Source: Team India suffered a humiliating defeat by 113 runs in the second match of the three-match Test series against New Zealand. After this match, New Zealand has won the series by taking a 2-0 lead. India has lost the Test series at home after 12 years. The team is facing a lot of criticism on social media. Some decisions taken by captain Rohit Sharma during the series are under question, including the decision to bat first in overcast conditions in Bengaluru. In the first innings of the first Test, Team India was all out for 46, which is the team’s lowest score in Test matches in Asia. Another decision that is being examined is to prepare a spin-friendly track in the second Test as it became a problem for India. Meanwhile, the cricket commentator talked about another decision of Team India, which did not benefit the team at all. Things like this should not happen – Sanjay Manjrekar Sanjay Manjarkar, while talking about the changes made in the batting order of Team India, has warned captain Rohit Sharma. In the fourth of the second Test, India sent Washington Sundar before Sarfaraz Khan after the fall of Rishabh Pant and retained the left-right combination. Manjrekar termed Rohit Sharma’s decision as disheartening and said that the Indian captain should come out of the T20 mindset. Sanjay Manjrekar while speaking on ESPNCricinfo said, The decision to make Sarfaraz Khan bat lower down the order and send Washington Sundar above him because he is a left-handed batsman, things like this should not happen. This is very strange. This is something that Rohit Sharma needs to be careful about. They should take care of T20 mindset. Left and right hand combinational do not need to match. I think they should move forward based on the overall quality and ability of the players. In the second innings of the second test, both Sarfaraz Khan (9) and Washington Sundar (21) could not play big innings. And Team India was all out at 245 while chasing the target of 359 runs.
IND vs NZ: “Senior players need to come forward and perform well”- Irfan Pathan
Former veteran all-rounder Irfan Pathan congratulated the Kiwi team and urged the senior players to take responsibility. Irfan Pathan, Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: The Indian cricket team had to face defeat by 113 runs in the second test match against New Zealand. Team India was all out for 245 runs while chasing the target of 359 runs on the third day of the game. New Zealand has taken a 2-0 lead and captured the series. Let us tell you, New Zealand ended the Indian team’s reign at home after 4331 days. Team India had not lost a single Test series at home for the last 12 years. The team’s last Test series defeat at home was against England in 2012. Poor batting was seen by the Indian team in both the test matches against New Zealand. The team has excellent batsmen who play spin, but they are badly trapped in the spin of Mitchell Santner. Santner took 13 wickets in the Pune Test. After India’s humiliating defeat, former legendary all-rounder Irfan Pathan congratulated the Kiwis and urged the senior players to take responsibility. For Team India, there is a lot to think about – Irfan Pathan Irfan Pathan tweeted on social media and wrote, Congratulations to New Zealand for winning the series on Indian soil! For Team India, there is a lot to think about. Senior players need to come forward and perform well in the ultimate form of the game. The next three months will be important for him. Well done, New Zealand, on winning the series on Indian soil! For Team India, there’s a lot to reflect on. Senior players need to step up and deliver in the ultimate format of the game. The next three months will be crucial for them. — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 26, 2024 Disappointing performance of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli Team India’s veteran players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli both were out against Mitchell Santner in both the innings of the second test. In the Pune Test, Rohit scored 62 runs at an average of 15.50 and Kohli scored 88 runs at an average of 22. On the other hand, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja could not do anything amazing with the ball. Both the spinners took 6 wickets in four innings at an average of 43.50 and 37.50 respectively.
IND vs NZ: Rohit Sharma’s captaincy is now under question, these 4 things will increase the tension of the hitman
India has lost the test series at home after 12 years. Rohit Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter X) Team India’s performance in the Test series against New Zealand under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma has been very poor. New Zealand has already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. New Zealand won the second test played in Pune by 113 runs. Team India lost this test match within three days. India has lost a Test series at home to New Zealand for the first time in 69 years. After losing the Pune Test match, questions are once again being raised on Rohit’s captaincy. Fans and cricket experts are not happy with his performance. Now Rohit is being compared with former captain Virat Kohli, who was one of India’s most successful captains in Test cricket. Under the captaincy of Kohli, Team India continued to dominate at home. Rohit’s record at home Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Mitchell Santner & Rachin Ravindra (Photo Source: Under Rohit, India has lost four out of 15 Test matches at home. He has reached joint second position in the list of Indian captains who have lost the most home Tests. Mohammad Azharuddin and Kapil Dev also lost four Tests each but both captained in 20-20 matches. In such a situation, Rohit’s record is a bit scary. Kohli, on the other hand, took charge of 31 Tests in India and lost only two of them. With the loss to New Zealand, India’s streak of 18 consecutive bilateral home series wins ended, which is a world record in itself.
MS Dhoni will play in IPL 2025, CSK CEO confirmed
MS Dhoni played as a player in IPL 2024. MS Dhoni (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) IPL 2025: For IPL 2025, all the franchises have to submit the list of their retained players to BCCI before October 31. Meanwhile, a big relief news has come out for Chennai Super Kings regarding retention. Actually, CSK franchise did not know whether Dhoni would play in the next season or not, but now Dhoni has told his decision regarding this to the franchise. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) CEO Kasi Vishwanathan himself has told Cricbuzz that, MS Dhoni will play in IPL 2025. This top official of the five-time champion team said that he is very happy with this and he does not need anything else. Kasi Vishwanathan said that when he (Dhoni) is ready, what else do we need? We are happy. Now CSK is all set to retain MS Dhoni as an uncapped player. Apart from this, if some reports are to be believed then Ravindra Jadeja will be the top retention of this franchise followed by Rituraj Gaikwad and then Mathisha Pathirana. That means Jadeja will be at number one while Rituraj will be at second and Pathirana will be at number three among the players to be retained. MS Dhoni will meet N Srinivasan soon The report also claims that MS Dhoni will meet franchise owner N Srinivasan to finalize the retention for the team. It is also reported that this wicketkeeper-batsman will be kept in the uncapped category for Rs 4 crore. Recently BCCI has re-implemented this rule, under which players who have not played international cricket for 5 years can be retained in the team as uncapped players. It is now completely clear that Ravindra Jadeja will be the first retention of Chennai, followed by Rituraj Gaikwad. Mathesa Pathirana No. 3 has agreed to retention. Apart from them, Shivam Dubey, Devon Conway and uncapped player Sameer Rizvi can also be retained.
‘It is too early to think about WTC’ Rohit Sharma after the historic defeat in Pune Test
After losing the Pune Test match by 113 runs, India has lost the Test series against New Zealand for the first time. Rohit Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter X) The Indian team has suffered an unfortunate Test series defeat at the hands of New Zealand on home soil, which is India’s first Test series defeat at home in 12 years. New Zealand won the Pune Test match by 113 runs, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Test series. After this defeat, India’s hopes of reaching the final of the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC) have suffered a severe blow. However, India can still make it to the WTC finals, but now it is not going to be easy for Team India. On the other hand, after India’s crushing defeat in the Test series against New Zealand after a long time, captain Rohit Sharma has reacted regarding the WTC. Rohit says that it is too early to think about it now. Rohit Sharma gave a big statement Let us tell you that in the press conference organized after New Zealand lost the Pune Test, Rohit Sharma said – It is too early to think about WTC. I guess I’m just sad because we lost the game. Rohit further said- I would just say this, I cannot think about what is going to happen next and whether it can affect our chances and all those things. I think we couldn’t play well in both these matches and that’s sad. We lost the series. This is clearly painful. On the other hand, if we give you information about this series, the Kiwi team has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series by winning the first two matches of the series. So now the last match of this series will be played at the historic Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai from November 1, 2024. It will be worth watching whether Team India is able to make a comeback in this match or not?
After 12 years, 18 series, 4331 days, New Zealand became the first team to do this in India.
New Zealand won the test series in India for the first time. New Zealand Team Celebration (Pic Source: The visiting team won the second match of the three-match Test series between India and New Zealand. In this match, the Kiwi team won the series by defeating India by 113 runs. This victory was historic for New Zealand in many ways because never before has the New Zealand team been able to win a Test match in India. Test matches have been being played between the two for 69 years but only now has the Kiwi team won a Test match on Indian soil. The Kiwi team set a target of 359 runs on the third day of the Pune Test, in response to which India’s second innings was reduced to 245 runs in 60.2 overs. New Zealand won the first test held in Bengaluru by 8 wickets. India lost test series at home after 4331 days Let us tell you that with this defeat, Team India’s home pride has been shattered. India has lost the Test series at home after 12 years. India had earlier faced defeat in the Test series at the hands of England in 2012. England then won the four-match series 2–1. Since then, India won 18 consecutive series at home and their winning streak at home ended today after 4331 days. Let us tell you that the first Test between India and New Zealand was played in 1955. India’s overall record against the Kiwi team is excellent. Both have played 64 tests between themselves so far, in which India has won 22. During this period, New Zealand won 15 Tests and ended in 28 draws. However, in the current series, Rohit and company have not been able to perform as per expectations. Guest teams winning test series in India England (five times, last 2012/13) West Indies (five times, last in 1983/84) Australia (four times, last 2004/05) Pakistan (1986/87) South Africa (1999/00) New Zealand (2024/25)
IND vs NZ: Somewhere happy and somewhere sad…! Gambhir-Rohit were disappointed after the defeat, then there was a wave of happiness in the New Zealand team
In the Pune Test, Team India was all out for 245 runs while chasing the target of 359 runs. Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Mitchell Santner & Rachin Ravindra (Photo Source: IND vs NZ: The second match of the Test series between India and New Zealand was being played in Pune from 24 October. Today, on the third day of the game, New Zealand has captured the series by registering a spectacular victory by 113 runs. Team India was all out for 245 runs while chasing the target of 359 runs. Mitchell Santner won the title of Player of the Match by taking 13 wickets. New Zealand has created history by winning the match and series against India. The team is the first team to defeat India at home in a Test series since 2012. Let us tell you, before this, by winning the first match of the series against India, New Zealand had won the first Test on Indian soil after 36 years. After this match, fans in the ground got to see the joy of victory at some places and the sorrow of defeat at other places, pictures of which are going viral. IND vs NZ: Rohit Sharma-Gautam Gambhir’s faces hanging after the defeat Captain Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir became very disappointed after the defeat in the Pune Test against New Zealand. It was clearly visible on the faces of both of them how sad they were after the defeat. Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir in disbelief. pic.twitter.com/27MpBkjivf — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 26, 2024 New Zealand team is very happy after the victory There is no hiding the happiness of the New Zealand team after the victory against India. During the match, a special bonding was seen between Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra, which is making headlines. The bond between Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra. pic.twitter.com/IJPRWYaBZN — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 26, 2024 THE GREATEST DAY IN NEW ZEALAND TEST HISTORY 🫡 pic.twitter.com/5bSSPg7amt —Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 26, 2024 The path to the final became difficult for India After two consecutive defeats against New Zealand, the path to the World Test Championship final has become a bit difficult for Team India. The team will play the last test from November 1 at Wankhede Stadium, which they will have to win at any cost. Then the team will play a five-match Test series against Australia under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from November 22. It is also necessary for the team to win this series to secure a place in the finals. The team is currently at the first position in the points table with 8 wins in 13 matches, 98 points and 62.82. At the same time, New Zealand has jumped one place. The team moved from fifth to fourth place. The Kiwi team has played 10 matches so far and won 5.
New Zealand created big history..! In the last 295 months, only these three teams in India have been able to do such a feat.
New Zealand defeated India by 113 runs in the second test match. New Zealand Team (Photo Source: Getty Images) In the second test match against India, New Zealand registered a spectacular victory by 113 runs. After this victory, the Kiwi team has also captured the series by 2-0. Let us tell you, New Zealand played the first Test match in India in 1955-56, but in the year 2024, the team won the first Test series on Indian soil. New Zealand has also ended the Indian team’s reign at home after 4331 days. Team India had not lost a single Test series at home for the last 12 years. New Zealand has created another history after winning in Pune, let us tell you- New Zealand becomes the third team to win a Test series in India after 2004 The New Zealand team has become the third team to win a Test series in India in the last 295 months. Before New Zealand, this feat was done by Australia in 2004 and England in 2012. ONLY 3 TEAMS WON A TEST SERIES IN INDIA IN THE LAST 295 MONTHS: Australia – 2004. England – 2012. New Zealand – 2024*. pic.twitter.com/zlUMYBtXqp — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 26, 2024 Tom Latham said this after the victory against India New Zealand captain Tom Latham is very happy after winning the Test series against India. The team had earlier suffered a humiliating 2-0 defeat in Sri Lanka, and the intention with which the team had come to India has been successful. Latham also praised Mitchell Santner’s bowling. It’s really a very special feeling. Proud to be in this position. The entire team put in effort and everyone worked together. When you come here you want to be at your best. It was really important to score runs early. Mitchell Santner was brilliant. He has been in the group for a long time and finally he got his chance and the way he bowled – credit to him. The way Glenn Phillips played this morning was really important. We knew that India would perform brilliantly. We didn’t know that they would perform so well, but we managed to get through the middle session. It took a long time to take the last two wickets but when Tim took the catch we were really happy.