india lost the third Test against new zealand by 25 runs and lost the series 0-3. new zealand defeated india in all three Tests and whitewashed the series. It has been 41 years since an indian team was whitewashed in india in a series of three or more matches. west indies beat india 0-3 at home in the last 6-match Test series. The last time the indian team was whitewashed 0-2 at home was in 2000 under the leadership of Sachin Tendulkar. new zealand has now become the fourth team to whitewash india in a Test series of 3 or more matches after england (4), australia (3) and west indies (once). It is also said to be the first time that it has lost an entire match in a series.
Although india has touched some heights since Gambhir took charge, it has also faced a series of setbacks. india lost an ODI series against sri lanka after 27 years. Now losing the entire 3-match Test series at home would have caused a severe setback for the Gambhir-Rohit partnership. Let alone how india will recover from this humiliating defeat, India's chances of making the final of the World Test championship are still far away.India still has only 5 matches left in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. india can directly qualify for the wtc final regardless of the wins and losses of other teams only if they win four matches and draw one match. Even if india has won the series in australia the last two times, a 4-0 win may seem impossible. india should perform there like new zealand beat india just now. Despite a target of just 147 runs in yesterday's last innings, all but rishabh pant were bowled out for meager runs. The wickets of Rohit, Virat, Kohli, Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, and others fell in quick succession, turning the match towards New Zealand. rishabh pant was controversially dismissed when he was on 64.
Maybe if it went in rishabh Pant's favor then india would have won the match for sure. But india did not get that luck. Currently, all the cricket fans are raising serious questions about the indian team due to India's huge defeat. Let's wait and see if Gambhir listens to those criticisms and transforms his team.
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