'We Failed To Respond': Rohit Sharma's Serious Admission That Led To India's Massive Setback vs NZ

Team India suffered a rare collapse at the hands of New Zealand after the visiting side secured a 2-0 lead in the series. The Blackcaps accomplished the unthinkable as the Kiwis have won the series in the Pune Test at the MCA Stadium and are now 2-0 up against the Men in Blue, led by  Rohit Sharma . After the match, Rohit Sharma spoke out on the team's loss, saying that they failed as a collective unit and had not expected such a result to happen.

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Rohit Sharma Makes A Huge Admission After India Lose Test Series vs NZ

After losing the Test series 0-2 to New Zealand, India Skipper Rohit Sharma touched upon the team's batting malfunction. He expressed on not properly responding to the challenges they had in front of them. But even though they lost the series, Rohit promised a much better outing in the third test match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

"It's disappointing. It's not what we expected. We got to give credit to New Zealand as they played better than us. We failed to respond to those challenges. I didn't think we batted well enough to get runs on the board. You've got to pick 20 wickets to win, yes, but batters have to put runs on the board. We did not put enough runs, then conceded a 100-run lead.

"It was a great fightback to restrict them to 250-odd (in the first innings) but we knew it was going to be challenging. It wasn't a pitch where a lot was happening. Things would've been slightly different had we got a bit closer in the first innings," Rohit Sharma said at the post-match ceremony.

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Despite remaining at the top of the WTC Standings, India's chances of reaching the World Test Championship final at Lord's were hampered by the Test series defeat. Rohit accepted the repercussions of a rare series loss at home.

"I am hurting because we lost the game. I can’t think about what lies ahead and can it affect our chances (WTC Final). We didn’t play well enough, and we lost the series and that is hurting. There are things we need to do as a unit," Rohit added.

[With PTI Inputs]