NEW DELHI: India’s abject surrender with the bat in the first innings of the first Test against New Zealand left former captain Ajay Jadeja deeply disappointed. He emphasized that, aside from winning the toss, everything seemed to go against the hosts.
India’s batting lineup crumbled after captain Rohit Sharma decided to bat first, as they were skittled out for a paltry 46 runs.The New Zealand bowlers were relentless in their pursuit of wickets, exploiting the favorable conditions.
“If we see today’s day, you won only the toss and lost everything else. The batting was probably the most disappointing. The team did what they could from their side in bowling. However, the fielding support was also missing. So the chances that came also slipped out of their hands,” Jadeja said on Colors Cineplex.
He also mentioned that if India were to consider their worst day, this would undoubtedly be it, and the scorecard reflects that it is a significant moment in history.
“Such a day has come after a long time in Indian cricket, and that happens. You play almost 365 days, if you count your worst day among those, today might be that day. The scorecard shows it’s a huge day in history. Whatever the Indian team wanted didn’t happen today apart from winning the toss,” Jadeja said.
“I will not talk about an individual. If something is there, it’s the approach. Only Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant, which is rare when we talk about Rishabh, got out while defending or to balls you felt could dismiss you. Apart from that, whether it was Sarfaraz Khan, Rohit Sharma or Yashasvi Jaiswal, the mode was attacking, which as a team you might be disappointed about,” Jadeja added.
