For the Indian team, the three Test matches at home against New Zealand did not go as expected, with defeats in the first two games and a limited first innings performance in the Mumbai Test. After 263 times, it decreased. Team India has borne the brunt of this series so far as they suffered a lopsided defeat first in the Bengaluru Test and then in the Pune Test due to poor performance from the batsmen. The poor performance of the Indian team’s batsmen is evident from the fact that they also broke the bad record of 50 years.
Indian team breaks 50-year humiliating record
So far, 13 players from the Indian team have been eliminated in the Test match against New Zealand, and with one innings left in the Mumbai Test, this number is likely to increase. For an Indian team, this is the highest number of missing players in a Test series of three games or less so far in cricket history, and the record was also set on home soil. Earlier in 1974, during the tour of England, 12 players from the Indian team were eliminated in the Test series. With this, this record has now been broken and the Indian team under Rohit Sharma has set yet another humiliating new record.
India have the most ducks in a Test series of three games or less
13 – vs New Zealand (2024, home)
12-vs England (1974, away)
10 – vs Australia (1999-2000, away)
10 – vs South Africa (2021-21, away)
Three players absent from Mumbai Test
Three players representing Team India got ducks in the first innings of the Mumbai Test, apart from Mohammad Siraj and Aakash Deep, Sarfaraz Khan’s name was also among them, who is also in Mumbai The first duck of the Test match came back to the pavilion. Bangalore Test Match.
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