Sachin Tendulkar: “There was a lack of preparation …” Sachin Tendulkar, furious over India’s shameful defeat, showed the mirror to team management
India’s great batsman Sachin Tendulkar has advised the hosts to introspect after a 0-3 defeat in the three-match Test series against New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. India had a target of 147 runs in the Mumbai Test, but Team India collapsed for 121 runs and lost the match by 25 runs. Earlier, India had to face defeat by 8 wickets in the first match of the series and 113 runs in the second match. As a result of the defeat in Mumbai, Team India lost this three-match Test series 0-3.
India lost 0-3 in the three-Test series at home for the first time in its 92 years of cricket history. Due to this defeat, the Indian team led by Rohit Sharma lost its top position in the World Test Championship Standing and the new table-toppers slipped second after Australia.
After the defeat of Team India in Wankhede, Mumbai, Sachin Tendulkar tweeted, “3-0 necklace at home is not an easily digested thing. It’s time of introspection. Is it a lack of preparation, is it spoiled The shot was selected, or was this match shortage? Shubman Gill showed flexibility in the first innings, and Rishabh Pant was fantastic in both innings- his footwork made a challenging surface completely different. ” Tendulkar further wrote, “He was absolutely spectacular. The entire credit for the best performance in the entire series goes to New Zealand. Winning 3–0 in India is as good results as it can be.”
This is the first time after South Africa’s 2–0 victory in 1999/2000 when India faced a clean sweep in a Test series at home. This is the first necklace of a clean sweep 3–0 in India’s three-match series at home ground. One of the major reasons for India’s series defeat was that 37 of the 57 wickets he lost against the New Zealand bowlers fell due to spinners. In such a situation, questions are being raised on the performance of the Indian team against the spin bowlers.
India has a five-match series against Australia in the 2023-2025 World Test Championship cycle. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting on November 22, India will now have to win 4–0, if Team India has to make a third consecutive place in the final of the ICC World Test Championship. Apart from this, the Indian team will also need some results in their favor.
