IND vs NZ: Pune’s spin friendly surface turning bumerang for India? Watch

IND vs NZ: Pune pitch is quite a nightmare for Indian batters

The pitch of the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune has become a big challenge for the Indian batsmen. Batsmen from the Indian subcontinent, especially Indian batsmen, always perform well on spinning pitches. Veteran players like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman have braved spin bowling. After losing to New Zealand in the Bangalore Test, the Indian team was hoping to make a comeback in Pune, but it was not possible.

Performance of Indian bowlers

In this Test, the Indian bowlers performed well in the beginning. Washington Sundar took 7 wickets and Ravichandran Ashwin also took 3 wickets, so the New Zealand team managed to score only 259 runs. Looking at this, it seemed that India would play a big innings, but under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team fell to just 156 runs.

Decline in batting

Indian team could score only 156 runs in the first innings, due to which India is losing the upper hand in the match. Shubman Gill, Yassavi Jaiswal and Ravindra Jadeja scored some important runs, with Gill and Jaiswal scoring 30 runs each and Jadeja scoring 38 runs. But this contribution could not keep the team away from New Zealand’s score. A major concern is the good performance of the Indian batsmen, especially against New Zealand bowler Mitchell Santner, who took 7 wickets. Apart from this, Glenn Phillips took 2 wickets and Tim Southee took 1 wicket.

Do questions arise about the Indian batsmen’s strategy?

The constant poor selection and technical weakness of our Indian batsmen is the main reason why they struggle against the spin bowlers. Choosing the right shot and maintaining patience against spin bowling proved to be his weakness, which left the team in a lot of trouble. Indian batsmen need to work more on their technique to perform well in the next innings

Pressure to save the series

This second match of the three-match Test series will be very important for the Indian team as India will be under pressure to save the series after losing the first match. There is no other way for Gautam Gambhir to win this match for Pade. At the moment, New Zealand seems to be in the driver’s seat after the first day’s play, and it looks like India will have to make a comeback.