The recent test series between New Zealand and India, where the Kiwis blanked the Indian team 3-0 has attracted a variety of opinions from retired players across the globe.
Bishop added, “New Zealand, with a population of under 6 million, showed their strength by achieving this historic win.”
India’s home-ground advantage was dismantled when New Zealand emerged as the first team to ‘whitewash’ or clean sweep a side of three or more games on Indian soil.
Thus, fingers have been raised on India’s batting lineup, captaincy issues, and New Zealand’s outstanding performance. This is what some famous personalities have to say about this.
“Call for Introspection,” says Sachin Tendulkar.
The previous India batting legend, Sachin Tendulkar, also expressed concerns about India’s preparation and preparation strategy, saying it is high time India started questioning itself.
It always makes for a sobering moment when you are booed off your home ground after being beaten 3-0.
Be it lack of preparation, be it poor shot selection, be it lack of match practice?” asked Tendulkar.
However, Tendulkar said that it was not wrong to sing praises for New Zealand and said that it takes a lot of character to win a series 3-0 on Indian soil to the Kiwis for doing that and for being very consistent in this series.
Other legends of Indian cricket had similar feelings as Irfan Pathan said it was embarrassing to lose. In this loss, he entreated the power owrs in the Indian cricket system—there is a lot to ponder about—and the team to think about where they went wrong.
Tenacious Harbhajan Singh says, “Turning Pitches Becoming Our Enemy.”
“Thanks to New Zealand, we now see that turning pitches are turning against us,” said Harbhajan.
Mel, former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh, wasn’t petty enough to note a shift in concern as to the nature of pitches back home.
He proclaimed that it is very substandard how turning pitches are prepared or how they turn into our foes.
Thanks to New Zealand, we are now surpassed you outplayed us.”
Harbhajan has been making this point that spin-conceptual pitches are counterproductive, and even the best batsmen look English.
As for the criticism series of pitch preparation and India strong reliance on pace Energy Harbhajan now calls for balanced pitches.
He also said that Indian own batsmen had problems with handling spin, supplying that it is the major problem, which foreign teams have in Indian conditions.
Related Article : India Faces Pressure Against New Zealand in 3rd Test
New Zealand: The Responses of the Global Cricket Community
Michael Vaughan and Ian Bishop discussed New Zealand’s victory in this series as one of the greatest test series wins.
Calling this clean sweep phenomenal and the best-ever Test series win Vaughan added?it was very hard to defeat India at their home soil.
He added that, the same feel one could get with regard to the Indian batting line up is similar to many others that offer soft looks against quality spin.
Speaking to Ian Bishop, he had nothing but good things to say about New Zealand describing it as a small country playing giant cricket.
Bishop also did not hesitate to venture an opinion of what New Zealand’s triumph was even when Williamson was a no-show.
He concentrated on the small number of people New Zealand has and successful roots team, “And we are talking about country far away having population of less than 6 million people.” No Kane Williamson. They have got an unconquerable job.
India’s Cricket Captain, Rohit Sharma, has Confessed that he failed.
“It is never easy to lose a series, especially on home soil. New Zealand was the superior side in all the games,” Sharma acknowledged.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma blamed his team saying that they failed to produce their best cricket in the game after the loss.
It is never easy for any side to lose a series, to lose a Test match. Digesting it is not very easy,” Sharma said.
Despite the end result, he said that New Zealand was the superior side in all the games played between the two teams and admitted that he had been below par in terms of captaincy ability as well as on-field performance.
Sharma’s responsibility followed the third Test flop when India lost for 121 after they were set 147 to win on a hostile wicket.
These remarks have ignited a few questions as India begins to look ahead at a crucial series against Australia in the coming weeks.
Such a clean sweep has led cricket aficionados and critics to think about India’s Test cricket prospects.
As high as the expectations were in India, the loss is a rare incident, more so the reactions elicited from the former players denote that India should improve on its flaws, more so when playing against quality teams, in difficult conditions.
References:
News18.com
HindustanTimes.com
