India cricket team captain Rohit Sharma admitted that he had misread the pitch at the time of toss in IND vs NZ 1st Test. After Day 1 of the contest was completely washed out in Bengaluru due to incessant rain, the toss finally took place on Day 2 and Rohit opted to bat first after winning the toss. However, the strategy back fired for India, with the hosts being bowled out for just 46 runs, their fourth lowest total in Tests.
Rohit Sharma admits mistake at toss in IND vs NZ 1st Test
Rohit Sharma revealed at the post-match press conference that India expected the surface to more flatter and that they thought it wouldn’t offer any assistance to seamers. He admitted that it was his mistake that he couldn’t read the pitch right.
“We thought it wouldn’t help the seamers much after the first session or so. There wasn’t much grass either. We expected it to be much flatter than it turned out to be. It was a misjudgment on my part, and I couldn’t read the pitch well,” Rohit Sharma said.
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India collapse in Bengaluru
India had a nightmarish 1st session on Day 2 as they were bundled out for 46. Matt Henry and William O’Rourke joined hands to wreak havoc on the Indian batting order. Rohit Sharma was the first batter to depart after he was cleaned up by Tim Southee, who drew the first blood. And then the collapse began. While Yashasvi Jaiswal managed to hold his fort for a while, batters – including Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan and KL Rahul – walked in and out of the middle, going for ducks.
Rishabh Pant was the only other Indian batter to reach the double-figure mark apart from Jaiswal. However, both the southpaws couldn’t withstand the aggression of the Kiwis for long and perished, eventually leading to India being bowled out for just 46 runs.
New Zealand spring a surprise on India
Unlike India, New Zealand got off to a strong start, with Devon Conway leading the charge. The opener raced to a half-century and was well on track to get to a well deserved century before he was dismissed on 91 by Ashwin. Skipper Tom Latham and Will Young were also victims of spinners as Jadeja and Kuldeep struck to help India reduce NZ to 180/3 at the end of play on Day 2.
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