New Delhi. India had to face a shameful defeat against New Zealand in the first Test. The entire Indian team was all out for 46 runs in the first innings. The team had to pay the price for this in the first Test. The New Zealand team is now 1-0 ahead in the Test series. In such a situation, India will have to win the next Test at any cost. Rohit Sharma said after the match that he did not expect to be all out for 46.
Rohit Sharma said after the defeat, "We performed well with the bat in the second innings. But we did not bat well in the first innings. So we knew what was going to happen next. Some players performed well. When you are behind by 350 runs, you cannot think much about it. You just have to look at the ball and bat. We tried well."
Rohit further said, "Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan batted brilliantly. I had said in my press conference that we knew it would be difficult in the beginning, but we did not expect to be out for 46 runs. New Zealand bowled well and we were not able to respond to it. Such games keep happening. We will move forward. We lost one match against England. After that, we won 4."
The second test will be played from the 24th
The second test between India and New Zealand will be played on 24th October. This match will be held in Pune. India will want to win this match at any cost. Because if it loses this match then it will lose the series. It remains to be seen what will happen in the second test.
India's squad for the second Test: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akashdeep
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