The batting lineup crumbled early as Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shreyas Iyer were all dismissed for ducks in the opening over of the chase. New Zealand pacer Matt Henry took full advantage of the conditions, finishing with dominant figures of 6 for 27 in 9.4 overs. Head coach Gautam Gambhir pointed out that this vulnerability was previously exposed during the second ODI when the team slipped to 111 for 7 chasing 135. Despite the setback, the squad retains an overall series advantage heading into Sunday's final fixture.
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Head coach Gautam Gambhir warned that the squad cannot sweep recurring batting vulnerabil…: Head coach Gautam Gambhir warned that the squad cannot sweep recurring batting vulnerabilities under the carpet.
Former opener Aakash Chopra stressed that top-order batters cannot completely surrender w…: Former opener Aakash Chopra stressed that top-order batters cannot completely surrender when facing high-quality pace bowling.
The visitors still retain a 2-1 series lead going into the final fixture scheduled for Su…: The visitors still retain a 2-1 series lead going into the final fixture scheduled for Sunday.
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India's batting collapse in the fourth ODI against New Zealand has prompted serious questions about the team's approach, with head coach
Gautam Gambhir expressing concern over repeated failures and former India opener
Aakash Chopra backing his call for greater responsibility from the batters.
India endured a disastrous start to their 334-run chase at Mount Maunganui on Friday, losing
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer without scoring by the end of the opening over. Another wicket fell before the end of the sixth over, and the visitors eventually crumbled to 89, suffering a humiliating 244-run defeat. It was India's second-heaviest loss in ODI cricket.
Chopra, analysing the defeat on ESPNcricinfo, echoed Gambhir's assessment that the Indian batters needed to show greater application rather than surrender against quality bowling.
"As Gautam Gambhir mentioned after the match, there are no unplayable deliveries in the game of cricket. Yes, it was great bowling, but you need to be better. And that's the way to look at it. You can't completely surrender. You have to find a way. It's just that it happened so…
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