While talking to the media post-match, Rohit Sharma shared his state of mind in this series concerning his batting. “You want runs on the board as well, that’s something that was there in my mind, it didn’t come off and when it happens, it doesn’t look great. There are certain ideas on my mind when I go to bat, but in this series, it didn’t come off and that’s disappointing for me.”
“Also, I wasn’t at my best with both bat and as a captain, that’s something that’ll rankle me,” added the Indian captain.
The Black Caps also scripted history by becoming the first team to notch a 3-0 series win in India. Having dismissed New Zealand for 174 at the beginning of the first session on day three courtesy of Ravindra Jadeja’s five-wicket haul, India needed 147 runs to pick up a consolation win.
However, the home team suffered yet another inexplicable batting collapse as the Kiwi spinners, led by Ajaz Patel, ran through the Indian line-up. Patel, who took a five-for in the first innings, added six more to take his match haul to 11 wickets.
Rishabh Pant (64) led a monumental fightback but the wicketkeeper batter was caught behind shortly after lunch to deflate all hopes of an Indian victory.