Bracewell-Led New Zealand End 50-Year Wait for ODI Series Win in India
IND vs NZ 3rd ODI Highlights: New Zealand created history by winning a series in India for the first time. Shubman Gill blamed himself, Rohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, and several other players for the defeat.
New Zealand created history on the Indian soil. The Kiwi side won the series 2-1 by 41 runs in the series decider match held at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore, not only winning the series but also winning their first-ever ODI series victory on the Indian soil. The New Zealand side, led by captain Michael Bracewell, won this match despite the absence of their experienced players like Kane Williamson, Matt Henry, and Mitchell Santner. However, the Indian side, led by captain Shubman Gill, lost the match despite the inclusion of their star players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
After the series loss, captain Shubman Gill said, "I am extremely disappointed with the way we played here. Many areas need improvement." There are some areas we need to focus on and think about how to improve. All of us, all the batsmen. I don't think we've been able to convert starts into big scores. India has high-scoring matches, and if the batsmen, especially the top two, can't convert starts into big scores, we won't be able to score big.
Regarding Kuldeep's lack of wickets, he said, "This sometimes happens. Kuldeep Yadav, the way he's been bowling over the past few years, has always been a strike bowler for us. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to take as many wickets this time. That's why series like this help us move forward."
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According to Gill, a wrong decision at the toss didn't cost India the crucial series decider. The consensus was that both teams would have decided to chase if they had won the toss. Instead, the Indian captain believes his team conceded too many runs. Furthermore, the fielding was a bit sloppy.
He said, "To be honest, I felt our fielding wasn't up to expectations in this series. We dropped some crucial catches, and it's not easy for bowlers to create opportunities on these types of wickets. That's an aspect I think we really need to improve on."
He further added that this was the big difference between the two teams. Their batsmen converted their starts into big scores. New Zealand were better at fielding; they must have saved at least 15-20 runs. That makes a big difference.
