In the final couple of overs, from the point where India looked in firm control, the fortune turned its back on the hosts and the visitors didn't waste a moment to capitalize on the opportunity.
The Indian batters collapsed on the first day of the third and final Test match at the Wankhade Stadium on Friday after brilliant performance from spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar.
Ahead of the Mumbai Test against New Zealand, India head coach Gautam Gambhir spoke about the home series loss after a long gap of 12 years where he said that it is not a good place to be in.
Ahed of the third and final Test of the series against New Zealand at the Wankhade Stadium, India head coach Gautam Gambhir opened up after the series loss saying that Test cricket is all about adaptability.
Indian batters got the taste of their own medicine as the Kiwi spin attack led by Mitchell Santner, who took 13 wickets in the match, trapped the hosts in their own spin trap and defeated India by 113 runs to secure the series 2-0 with a game to go.
Ravichandran Ashwin weaved his magic and raised hopes of a result with his two wickets at the end of an action-packed Day 4 of the second Test between India and Bangladesh in Green Park.
During the second Test against Bangladesh at Kanpur, assigned with a task to overcome Bangladesh's score of 233 in the first innings, Rohit-Jaiswal started attacking from ball one, with Jaiswal hitting Hasan Mahmud for three fours in the first over, giving his team a total of 12 runs.
India skipper Rohit Sharma rooted for the Indian youngsters Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, and Dhruv Jurel to become all-format players for the country.
Jaiswal was speaking to the reporters ahead of the Duleep Trophy opener scheduled for Thursday. The red-ball competition will mark the beginning of the domestic cricket season. India B, led by Abhimanyu Easwaran, will be playing against Shubman Gill led India A.
Former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu shared his point of view and said that Yashasvi Jaiswal should have opened with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to come at number three for India in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024.
Star India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Wednesday reclaimed the top spot in the ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings after ending his 100th Test match with a nine-wicket match haul.