IND vs NZ: Rohit Sharma Points Fingers at These Two Players for the Defeat

New Delhi: Following a disappointing first match of the Test series against New Zealand, Indian captain Rohit Sharma acknowledged that the team's biggest setback was getting all out for just 46 runs in the first innings at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Despite the loss, Sharma remained optimistic and vowed that the team would give their best efforts in the upcoming matches. Expressing his disappointment, Sharma refrained from placing blame on anyone for the defeat, instead choosing to praise two players who played pivotal roles in taking the match to the final day.

Who was blamed for the defeat?

Rohit said after the match, ‘These kind of matches happen. We will forget this and move forward. We have won four matches after losing one match against England. We know what each player has to do.’ He admitted that he made a mistake in understanding the situation, but he also said that he did not think that the Indian team would be out for 46 runs.

Rohit Sharma praised Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan. Praising Pant and Sarfaraz, Rohit said, ‘We could have easily been out for less than 350 runs. This is something we are proud of. Pant played a mature innings and also played his shots. Sarfaraz was very clear and mature in his third or fourth Test.’ Let us tell you that India scored 462 runs in the second innings only due to the partnership of 177 runs for the fourth wicket between Sarfaraz Khan (150) and Rishabh Pant (99), which gave New Zealand a target to win.

Hope for a comeback in Pune:

Team India is trailing 0-1 in the three-match series. The Indian team will now go to Pune to play the second Test match against New Zealand from 24-28 October, after which the third and final match of the series will be played at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium from 1-5 November. If India wins the second match, then the last match will be the series decider.