India vs New Zealand 1st Test: The first match of the three-match Test series was played between India and New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In this match, the Kiwi team won by 8 wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the series. New Zealand got victory in Test cricket on Indian soil after 36 years. Fans are holding KL Rahul responsible for India’s defeat. In such a situation, you must know about these 5 big mistakes of India.
1- 3 feeding spinner
Rain was predicted even before the start of this match. It was clear that there would be rain during the match and there would be dark clouds in the sky. Nevertheless, Team India decided to go with 3 spinners. Whereas the New Zealand team came with three fast bowlers. If India had three fast bowlers then perhaps the result of the match could have been different.
2- Batting after winning the toss
Even though Rohit Sharma openly admitted his mistake in his decision to bat first after winning the toss, it does not make his mistake any less. Despite rainy weather, pitch and cloudy sky, Rohit Sharma took the decision to bat first, which proved to be completely wrong. If New Zealand had been invited to bat first then India could have won this test.
3- Failing to stop Tim Southee
In response to India’s 46 runs, New Zealand’s score at one time was 233 runs for 7 wickets. If Tim Southee had been stopped from playing an inning of 65 runs, then the outcome of this match could have changed. Southee hit 5 fours and 4 sixes. Rohit kept putting spinners in front of him, while he kept hitting boundaries with ease. It was clearly visible that Rohit did not attack at that time. If Team India had stopped Southee, New Zealand’s lead would not have been more than 300 runs.
4- All out on just 46 in the first innings
KL Rahul was not the only player to be out on zero in the first innings. A total of 6 players of Team India were out on zero. The entire team could score only 46 runs. In such a situation, blaming only KL Rahul for the defeat would not be the right decision. Ravindra Jadeja also could not do anything special in both the innings.
5- Rohit’s poor captaincy
It would not be wrong to say that Rohit Sharma had a very ordinary captaincy in the Bengaluru Test. It also seemed as if the captain had lost hope of victory after being all out for 46 runs in the first innings. If Rohit Sharma had chased the bowling at the right time, sent KL Rahul to the top order, had three fast bowlers in the team and thought of drawing the match in the second innings, then perhaps the result of the match would have been different.
