'Calls For Introspection': Sachin Tendulkar Questions IND's Preparation After Hurtful 3-0 Loss To NZ

Team India's woeful performance against New Zealand in entirety of 3-match Test series, "calls for introspection", according to India's batting legend Sachin Tendulkar. 0-3 whitewash is arguably one of most excruciating defeats suffered by Indian cricket in its long illustrious history. As magnitude of loss is huge, biggest of stalwarts are also having a say on drubbing and offering vice on what should be done next.

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Sachin Tendulkar On Team India's Hurtful Loss

Former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar defined loss against New Zealand as a "tough pill to swallow," and urged team to introspect where y have gone wrong. Expressing dismay in a brief post on X, Master Blaster called for team and management to figure out what led to this result. Was it "lack of preparation" or match practice or it was "poor short selection" that cost India dearly, asks Tendulkar.

Tendulkar also pointed out positives in form of innings played by Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. wicket-keeper batsman received special kudos for asserting his authority on a difficult surface to bat on.

As a cricket lover, who was an ambassor of fair play during his days as a player, Sachin Tendulkar did not take any credit away from New Zealand and congratulated Kiwi team for showcasing brilliant cricket to extract a 3-0 win over India in India, which according to him "is as good a result as it can get."

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What's Next For Team India?

loss has pushed India back on WTC points table, putting WTC final aspirations in extreme jeopardy. Team India's next assignment in Tests is much-anticipated tour down under where Rohit Sharma 's men will square off against Australia to lay claim on Border Gavaskar Trophy. equation for India to reach WTC final has become daunting yet it remains same, win four more matches and cement a spot for marquee encounter once again. But beating Australia in Australia that too not once but four times in ir backyard would be a long shot.