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"Not Criticism Of Tim But...": Ex-New Zealand Star's Massive Comparison Of Southee And Tom Latham's Captaincy

Former batter-turned-coach Craig Cumming feels that Tom Latham's captaincy was one of the driving forces behind New Zealand's first-ever Test series win in India, snapping the hosts home streak of 18 straight series triumphs since a 2-1 loss to England in 2012. With their historic win, New Zealand also became the first team to inflict a series sweep on India in their home for the first time since South Africa's 2-0 win in 1999/2000 and overall the fourth side to whitewash India in a series of 3 or more Tests after England, Australia and the West Indies.

"Have Bowlers Like Ajaz Patel In Every Local Club": Mohammad Kaif Ridicules NZ Star

The top wicket-taker for the India vs New Zealand Test series, Ajaz Patel, ran riot with the ball as the tourists secured a 3-0 series sweep against the Indians. The result of the series was as astonishing as the struggles of India's batters against Kiwi spinners, considering the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, etc. are considered good players of spin. Despite Ajaz completing the series with a whopping 15 wickets in three matches to his name, with 11 of those coming at Wankhede, Mohammad Kaif refused to call the New Zealand spinner a quality bowler.

Rohit Ridiculed, Pant Hailed: How NZ Media Reacted To Team's 3-0 Series Sweep Against India

New Zealand won their first Test series when they beat hosts Pakistan 1-0 in three matches in 1969 under Graham Dowling. But it was only in the 1980s and 1990s that Kiwi cricket took off, and they beat the visiting West Indies and India between 1979 and 1981. Fast forward to 2024, New Zealand became the first team in the history of the game to whitewash India in a 3-0 match series in their own home. Understandably, India's triumph tops it all when it comes to New Zealand's cricket history, especially considering that they were beaten 2-0 in Sri Lanka during the build-up.

"Not Even In Our Wildest Dreams": New Zealand Great On Historic Series Win vs India

Former New Zealand batter Ross Taylor said they didn't think of a 3-0 clean sweep over India in the Test series in their 'wildest dreams' as Tom Latham-led side completed a historic whitewash in Mumbai on Sunday. India lost their first home Test series since 2012 as New Zealand cruised to their first-ever series win over India. The visitors were on top in all departments across three matches of the series and kept Indian batters at bay on their home turf. Ajaz Patel (15) and Mitchell Santner (13) were among the wickets while Rachin Ravindra (256), Will Young (244) and Devon Conway (227) led the run-charts for the Kiwis to achieve the unimaginable.

Watch: Kamran Ghulam Teases Pat Cummins, Dismissed To Unplayable Ball On Next Delivery

Pakistan star Kamran Ghulam, who scored a brilliant hundred on his Test debut against England, couldn't get his ODI career off to a promising start on Monday. With Pakistan up against the mighty Australians in a 3-match series, Kamran could only score 5 runs from 6 balls in the series opener, after being dismissed to an unplayable delivery by the opponent team's skipper Pat Cummins. Kamran tried to tease Cummins on the previous delivery, hoping to unsettle the Aussie skipper but ended up losing his wicket on the next delivery.

How Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Others Fared Against Spinners At Home This Year

Worrying signs were all on display after India's batting unit found itself exposed on their home turf against the overseas spinners after the Rohit Sharma-led side endured a historic Test series whitewash against New Zealand. With an unprecedented 3-0 Test series whitewash on home soil, 'Master Blaster' Sachin Tendulkar stepped forward and admitted that maybe it is time for India to have an "introspection." Apart from the first innings of the opening Test, which was played under a gloomy sky in Bengaluru, New Zealand pacers didn't have much of an impact in the remainder of the series.

Series win over India eclipses my perfect 10, says NZ spinner Patel

Ajaz Patel said helping New Zealand wrap up a 3-0 series sweep in India on Sunday was even more special than his spectacular outing at the Wankhede Stadium three years ago when the Mumbai-born spinner picked up 10 wickets in one innings.

"Dusro Ke Liye Gaddha Khoda, Khud Gir Gaye ": Harbhajan Singh's Epic Analysis Of India's Defeat

Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has criticised the pitch conditions where the India-New Zealand Test series was played. In the second and third Tests, New Zealand spinners outperformed Indian spinners, as Indian batters struggled to pick up the spin. Harbhajan criticised the pitches in Pune and Mumbai, which had served up rank turners where both sides struggled to score. As India's batting crumbled to 121 all out while chasing 146 on Day 3 of the third Test, Harbhajan said that India had dug their own grave.

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"Not Criticism Of Tim But...": Ex-New Zealand Star's Massive Comparison Of Southee And Tom Latham's Captaincy

"Have Bowlers Like Ajaz Patel In Every Local Club": Mohammad Kaif Ridicules NZ Star

Rohit Ridiculed, Pant Hailed: How NZ Media Reacted To Team's 3-0 Series Sweep Against India

"Not Even In Our Wildest Dreams": New Zealand Great On Historic Series Win vs India

Watch: Kamran Ghulam Teases Pat Cummins, Dismissed To Unplayable Ball On Next Delivery

How Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Others Fared Against Spinners At Home This Year

Series win over India eclipses my perfect 10, says NZ spinner Patel

"Dusro Ke Liye Gaddha Khoda, Khud Gir Gaye ": Harbhajan Singh's Epic Analysis Of India's Defeat