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Published 16:48 IST, November 3rd 2024

Harbhajan Singh Highlights Team India's Biggest Issue After 3-0 Series Loss To New Zealand

India have been dethroned from the top spot of the WTC Points Table. New Zealand have defeated India 3-0 in their own backyard

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Harbhajan Singh on IND vs NZ series | Image: BCCI
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IND vs NZ 3rd Test: Team India are in turmoil and they look completely clueless in red-ball cricket as of now. New Zealand have managed to do the impossible as they have defeated India in India, without Kane Williamson playing even one match. What is even more worrisome is the fact that New Zealand's hero in the Pune Test, Mitchell Santner did not play in Mumbai, but that did make things easy for India. In 91 years of their Test cricket history, India have been clean swept 3-0 for the first time in their home conditions.

Harbhajan Singh Slams Team India

The two biggest talking points from the Test series has been Indian batsmen's inability to play spin and the top superstars of Indian team skipping domestic cricket. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in particular looked completely off colour and struggled to put bat to ball. Both Rohit and Virat did not even pass the 100-run mark in all the six innings that they played. New Zealand on the other hand read the conditions better and executed their plans to perfection in every session of the recently concluded IND vs NZ Test series.

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After India's shocking loss to New Zealand, former India cricketer and the winner of 2011 ODI World Cup , Harbhajan Singh took to X (formerly known as Twitter and highlighted the biggest concern with the Indian cricket team.

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India's Hopes Of Qualifying For WTC 2025 Finals Heavily Dented

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Before the start of the IND vs NZ Test series, the Indian team just required three wins to qualify for the World Test Championship finals. But New Zealand have turned the table on its head and now India need to win 4 matches from their remaining Test matches that they need to win against Australia in Australia. Rohit Sharma and Co. travel to Australia later this year.

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16:48 IST, November 3rd 2024