India vs New Zealand – talking points: Rohit, Kohli, Ravindra, Patel, Gill
Al Jazeera
From misfiring Indian stars Rohit and Kohli, to New Zealand’s players using ‘home’ advantage, here’s how India lost.
In one of the biggest upsets in the history of Test cricket, New Zealand handed India a 3-0 series loss at home when they won the third Test in Mumbai by 25 runs, having already beaten the hosts comprehensively in Bengaluru and Pune.
The visitors’ sweep on Sunday was the first time India lost all three matches of a home series and only the second time they were whitewashed in their 90-year cricket history.
The manner of defeat in all three matches, as well as the pre-series reputation of both teams added to the shock value of the outcome at the Wankhede Stadium, where the home crowd had gathered on the weekend with the expectation of watching their team salvage some pride.
New Zealand, though, had other ideas as they ripped through a seemingly strong Indian batting lineup in less than 30 overs to complete a famous win.
How did India, modern cricket’s most powerful nation, and twice ICC World Test Championship (WTC) finalists slump so dramatically? Here’s Al Jazeera’s quick breakdown of the series loss:
