IND vs NZ: The biggest ‘stigma’ on the shoulders of Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir, this happened for the first time in 92 years

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|03-11-2024

Defeat by 8 wickets in Bengaluru Test. Pune lost the test by 113 runs. And now faced defeat by 25 runs in the last test played in Mumbai. Team India's condition had never been so bad in a 3-match Test series played on home soil. Team India has been playing test matches since 1932. He has spent 92 years playing Test cricket. But, this is the first time that such a bad situation has happened to the Indian team. The clean sweep against New Zealand is like the biggest stain on both captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir.

Rohit Sharma is the first captain under whose captaincy this happened

This is the first time in the 92-year history of Indian Test cricket that Team India has had a clean sweep in a 3-match Test series on home soil. New Zealand has become the first team to do so. The Indian team has had to see these days under the leadership of captain Rohit Sharma. Simply put, Rohit Sharma has become the first captain under whose leadership the Indian team has not only lost a 3-Test series on home soil but has also swept it.

Why did Team India face this condition for the first time in 92 years?

Now the question is, what is the reason for this pathetic condition of Team India for the first time in 92 years? The reason behind this ranges from Rohit's captaincy to the batting of the Indian team. Rohit was seen taking some strange decisions regarding the team's batting order, which remained beyond understanding. If we talk only about Mumbai Test, here Sarfaraz Khan's tampering with the batting order in the first innings was not understood. Before that, the decision to send Mohammad Siraj as nightwatchman was also similar.

Captaincy is bad, batting is also poor

Rohit's captaincy was bad. His batting was even worse. Rohit could not even score 100 runs in the 3-Test series against New Zealand. Same was the condition of Virat Kohli also. He too could score only 93 runs in this series. India's condition in the Mumbai Test broke the hearts of the fans also because there was hope of victory here. But, while chasing the target of 147 runs, the kind of bad shots played by the Indian batsmen and got out was beyond comprehension.

Rohit took full responsibility for poor performance

After the defeat in the Mumbai Test match, Rohit Sharma also admitted that he has not seen a worse phase than this in his career. He also took full responsibility for the team's failure against New Zealand. Rohit said that as captain he has made many mistakes, due to which the team had to suffer the consequences. He also expressed concern about the team's batting. He admitted that our shot selection was not correct.

Of course, Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir will discuss these issues with the rest of the players of the team. But, for now, the stigma of clean sweep has already been imposed.

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