Rohit Sharma (Photo: X)
India National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team, Indian national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team The first test match was played from 16 to 20 October (Sunday) at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In which the Indian cricket team had to face defeat by 8 wickets in the first test match against New Zealand under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. In this match, Team India's first innings was limited to just 46 runs, due to which it was on the backfoot from the very beginning. Although the team tried to make a comeback in the second innings, but could set a target of only 107 runs for New Zealand, which the Kiwi team easily achieved by losing 2 wickets. With this defeat, the Indian team under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma has faced defeat in Tests at home for the third time, due to which Rohit has left Virat Kohli behind in this matter. Also read: A shameful record registered in the name of Virat Kohli, the former captain reached the top in the list of Indian batsmen who were out on zero.
Rohit Sharma has so far captained 14 Test matches at home, out of which he has won 10, while 1 match was a draw and he had to face defeat in 3 matches. On the other hand, if we talk about Virat Kohli's home Test record, he captained in 34 Test matches, in which he won 24 matches, drew 5 and lost only 2. In this way, Rohit has overtaken Kohli and equaled Dhoni in terms of home defeats in Tests. Dhoni had captained in 30 home test matches, in which he had to face defeat in 3 matches and 6 matches were drawn.
The defeat in the Bengaluru Test has made the Indian team's path to reach the final of the third edition of the World Test Championship (WTC) a bit challenging, although the team still has a chance. To reach the finals of the WTC, the Indian team will have to register at least 4 wins in the remaining 7 matches. Although Team India currently remains at the top position in the points table of WTC, the journey ahead will not be easy for them.
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