Virat Kohli led team India faced their first Test series white-wash in eight years. It was one humiliating defeat for the Indian Cricket team as the hosts chased down the target quite easily and defeated Team India by seven wickets in Christchurch.
As the day began, team India, with a lead to just 97 runs, needed a monumental from their batsmen to bring balance to the game. However, all that Indian batsmen could do was to add only 34 runs to their overnight tally of 90 runs. The Indian batsmen were bundled up by the bowling duo of Trent Boult and Tim Southee.
Later, as the New Zealand’s second innings began, team India started desperately in search of wickets. There was still some hope left from the Indian bowling attack as the visitors were hoping for their pace trio to dent New Zealand with a few early strikes. However, to everyone’s disappointment, both Umesh Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah were not able to replicate their counterparts and New Zealanders were inching closer to the target than expected in tough conditions.
Umesh Yadav gave India a much-needed breakthrough as he dismissed Tom Latham at the scores of 52 but the harm was already done. Jasprit Bumrah showed his brilliance once again and picked two major wickets of Tom Blundell (55)and Kane Williamson (5).
New Zealand sweep India 2-0!
It’s a seven-wicket victory for the @BLACKCAPS and they take all 120 World Test Championship points!
— ICC (@ICC) March 2, 2020
As soon as the match came to an end, Twitter was already flooded with Twitterati slamming the Indian cricket team. From some hard-hitting slamming to memes and jokes, here we bring you some of the reactions from Twitterati.
Here, check out the reactions of Twitterati on this:
After losing the test series in nz
Indian players reaction— Praveen shukla panditji (@Praveenshuklap1) March 2, 2020
Yaaaay! Virat Kohli said Toss is the factor.
Yes, we got the excuse for our loss.— Debapriyo Choudhury
(@debapriyo_tweet) Superb! But for the small matter of the test series in Australia, what a wonderful summer of cricket this has been for @BLACKCAPS. Test series wins against England and India is no small feat. And they weren’t even that close in the end. #INDvNZ
— Michael Appleton (@michelappleton) March 2, 2020
Something you don’t often see all series!! Both Captains (yup both top in rankings) consistently failing with the bat!! #IndvNZ
— Thane Zander (@CricketTragic58) March 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/sampath0272/status/1234313566431264769?s=20
Things to learn from the series. Batsman have to learn more patience, art of developing a partnership in tough situation and ballets need to develop minimal batting skills along with mix of swing and pace. #INDvNZ #AskSportsTak @vikrantgupta73
— Gkaps (@gkaps05) March 2, 2020
Suffered a drubbing in the Limited-overs leg. Came back in whites and shook the Indians to become the Player of the Series. Tim Southee
— Lalith Kalidas (@lal__kal) March 2, 2020
Ten matches in New Zealand. It ends 5-5. As far as overseas tours go, India didn’t do so badly.
— Jamie Alter
(@alter_jamie) Easily worst test series under Kohli.
That’s 1st test series India lost without giving a fight under Kohli#IndvNZ— S (@SV28265598) March 2, 2020
@BCCI now host a home series with Srilanka quickly n see how Rahane will score 150, Pujara 200 n Pant 125. Flat track bullies #INDvNZ
— Rahul Kulkarni (@rahul9695) March 2, 2020
#NZvIND #NZvsIND #Kohli #INDvsNZ #AskStar #INDvNZ#TeamIndia #ElClasico
Don’t worry guys I will hit 3 centuries against SA at home. (Koi Srilanka, Zimbabwe wo bhi bulao rey).
~Kohli#GharKaSher #BaharDher #ArrogantKohli
PS – In matches where I don’t score are irrelevant
— Mere Shabd (@MesMots1) March 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/RomanRa80482222/status/1234311135026958336?s=20
Years change, captains change but India’s overseas results don’t. Australia result was just one lucky shot I guess.#NZvIND #INDvNZ
— Vaskar Gautam (@vaskarhere) March 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/KingSlayer_05/status/1234310881691029505?s=20
दूसरी पारी में न्यूज़ीलैंड टीम के 6 बल्लेबाज खाता भी नही खोल पाए…..
— Nitin Rawat
New zealand’s bowler were well ahead from our bowler…….. with their consistency and proper planning against each one of the indian batsman. Well played New Zealand
— Mac- NFT (@ChandanVNP) March 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/freddieefaizan/status/1234310362587070467?s=20
3-day Test is Future: Kohli in Presentation #NZvIND
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) March 2, 2020
Test cricket is invalid this year. T20 cricket is real cricket!!!
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) March 2, 2020
