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India vs New Zealand ODI Series: Even Virat Kohli’s brilliant century could not save India from defeat in Indore on Sunday. Chasing a huge target of 338 runs set by New Zealand, India were eventually bowled out for 296 runs in 46 overs.
Even Virat Kohli’s brilliant century in Indore on Sunday could not save India from defeat. Chasing a huge target of 338 runs set by New Zealand, India were eventually bowled out for 296 runs in 46 overs. Virat Kohli scored 124 runs alone. This resulted in a historic series win for the visiting New Zealand team.
India’s innings was under pressure from the start. Losing four crucial wickets for just 71 runs virtually knocked them out of the match. At that time experienced batsman Virat Kohli took charge. He batted with patience and control even under extreme pressure. He played a brilliant innings of 124 runs from 108 balls and almost single-handedly continued India’s fight. But in the end India could not win.
But after India’s loss, Katachera started. Why did India lose? While searching for the reason for the embarrassing loss at home, questions are also raised about the role of the coach-captain from the failure of the batting-bowling department. Here’s a quick look at 5 reasons behind the 3rd ODI and series loss against New Zealand.
1. Lack of confidence in the bowling department. Jadeja’s poor form. Arshdeep-Rana took wickets but gave extra runs.
2. Questions about Gautam Gambhir’s strategy. Repeatedly experimenting with batting-bowling combinations.
3. Questions are being raised about Shubman Gill’s style of captaincy. Gill is not aggressive like Rohit-Kohli.
4. Failure of the batting order. Chasing the target of 338 runs, Rohit-Gill-Shreyas-Rahul all failed.
5. Over-reliance on Virat Kohli was also one of the reasons behind the Indian team’s loss in the last ODI match.
Kolkata, West Bengal
Bowling or batting! Coach or captain! Who is responsible? 5 reasons for India’s loss against New Zealand
