India reached the threshold of defeat on the very first day, captain Rohit Sharma took this decision

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|17-10-2024

Rohit Sharma: The condition of Team India is very bad in the first match of the 3-match Test series between Team India and New Zealand. Team India was all out on a shameful score in the first innings of the first test. Team India collapsed for just 46 runs. The toss could not be conducted on the first day of the match due to rain. Due to the first day's play being ruined due to rain, the match on the second day had to start 15 minutes earlier, so that the first day's overs could also be covered.

Rohit Sharma's surprising decision

India reached the threshold of defeat on the very first day, captain Rohit Sharma took this decision 2

There was a possibility of rain on the second day of the match but the match could start as scheduled. 98 overs were to be played on the second day of the match. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. This decision of Rohit was quite surprising because the pitch was under cover for many days due to which there was a lot of moisture in the pitch. Due to clouds and moisture in the pitch, there was a possibility of help for the fast bowlers.

This had become a home-like condition for the New Zealand bowlers where their fast bowlers were getting a lot of help, after which their bowlers took full advantage of the conditions. Team India's batsmen looked completely helpless in front of the waving balls. Captain Rohit Sharma once again flopped, due to injury, Virat Kohli came at number 3 in place of Shubman Gill. But he also returned to the pavilion without opening the account. Sarfaraz Khan, who came into the team in place of Gill, was also out after scoring zero runs.

Team India collapsed on 46 runs

Team India's batsmen kept playing bad shots one after the other and losing their wickets. 9 batsmen of Team India could not touch double figures while 5 batsmen were out on zero. In which Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul, Jadeja and Ashwin were included. New Zealand's opening batsmen added 67 runs for the first wicket. Tom Latham was dealt cheaply. But at the other end, Devon Conway was continuously scoring runs.

Indian players also gave ample opportunities to him and Will Young. Of which he took full advantage. Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant suffered a knee injury due to which he had to leave the ground. However Conway missed completing his century by 9 runs. After this, Mitchell and Rachin Ravindra played cautiously and did not allow any further setbacks. New Zealand has scored 180 runs at the loss of 3 wickets on the third day. And he is 134 runs ahead of India's score.

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