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"Good Captain, Good Man": Rohit Sharma's New Zealand Counterpart Given The Highest Praise

New Zealand's (NZ) historic 3-0 series whitewash against India has been met with high praise, particularly for the leadership of new captain Tom Latham. Former New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond commended Latham's captaincy, crediting both his individual performance and the foundation laid by former captain Tim Southee. "Great start to your captaincy reign! I think you've got to pay some credit to Tim Southee, who was magnanimous enough to step down and say, 'look, it's someone else's time', and Tom would have reaped the rewards of a lot of the work that Tim's done over the last few years. But I know Latham's a very good captain, good man, and good leader. I thought the innings he played in the Pune Test was the best innings I've seen him play, leading from the front," Bond said, as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.

"Terrible...": Sunil Gavaskar's Blunt 'Numbers' Verdict On Gautam Gambhir's Stint As India Coach

India great Sunil Gavaskar has said that the results speak for themselves when it comes to judging new head coach Gautam Gambhir's tenure so far. Gambhir has been at the helm for less than six months, but has already witnessed two series losses. First, India lost an ODI series in Sri Lanka, in what was Gambhir's second series in charge. Then, India got whitewashed 3-0 in a home Test series for the first time ever, by New Zealand. Gavaskar gave his verdict on Gambhir.

Jasprit Bumrah Ignored As Rohit Sharma's Test Captaincy Successor, This Player Gets No. 1 Shout

Team India's horrific 0-3 series defeat against New Zealand in the Test series has seen questions being raised on Rohit Sharma's future as the team's captain in the longest format. The upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy is being touted by many as the make-or-break series for Rohit's Test career. While Jasprit Bumrah is the designated vice-captain in India's Test side, a different candidate has emerged as the No. 1 choice for full-time captaincy in the books of former India batter Mohammad Kaif.

After New Zealand Humiliation, Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma Given "Should Retire" Verdict If...

Rohit Sharma and Co.'s loss in the India vs New Zealand home series has led to lot of introspection. For a team which has been almost invincible at home, the recent loss has sent shockwaves. More so, because this comes right before to Tour of Australia. The three losses against New Zealand will hurt India a lot more because it has dealt them a major blow regarding World Test Championship final qualification. Former India player Karsan Ghavri, a veteran of 39 Tests and 19 ODIs, has opined that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma should retire if they don't perform in the Border Gavaskar Trophy that starts on November 22.

"Who Is The Insensitive Coach...": Australia Great's Brutal Criticism Of Indian Batting After New Zealand Loss

Former Australian captain Ian Chappell has made a staunch criticism about the footwork on display by Indian and English batters in Test cricket. India's batting has come under severe scrutiny in recent weeks, and they failed to chase down a paltry 146 against New Zealand. On the other hand, England's batting fell apart in spin-friendly conditions in Pakistan in the final two Tests. Chappell put a big question mark on the footwork of batting stalwarts like Virat Kohli, while also mentioning his dislike for the reverse sweep shot.

Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir Dealt Fresh Blow After New Zealand Loss; Reason Is Star's Injury

The Indian cricket team has received another major blow. After the clean sweep 3-0 loss against New Zealand at home, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team's next assignment is an away Tour in Australia. The squad for the series has already been announced. Mohammed Shami did not find a place in squad as he is yet to recover from an injury. It was hoped that Shami would play Ranji Trophy matches to get fit for selection for the Australia Tour at a later stage.

"Need To Take Full Responsibility": Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Sent Big 'Bad Form' Warning

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's barren run with the bat has been a major cause for concern for Team India, as they slumped to a humiliating 0-3 home series whitewash at the hands of New Zealand. Rohit has scored only 133 runs in his last 10 Test innings, while Kohli hasn't fared much better, scoring 192. Former India cricketer Pragyan Ojha emphasised the need for the experienced batters to take responsibility, following India's unsuccessful chase of a low target of 146.

"Worse Than 36 & 46 All Out": Sanjay Manjrekar's Brutal Swipe At Indian Team

India's hope of averting a humiliating 0-3 whitewash at home for the first time ended in less than two sessions on Sunday. India suffered yet another batting collapse in pursuit of 147. he likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and Sarfaraz Khan departed without contributing much with the bat, leaving fans and experts fuming on social media. Barring Rishabh Pant, none did anything worth mentioning. Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar even went on to call India's top-order collapse against the Kiwis worst their their 36 and 46 all-out lows.

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"Good Captain, Good Man": Rohit Sharma's New Zealand Counterpart Given The Highest Praise

"Terrible...": Sunil Gavaskar's Blunt 'Numbers' Verdict On Gautam Gambhir's Stint As India Coach

Jasprit Bumrah Ignored As Rohit Sharma's Test Captaincy Successor, This Player Gets No. 1 Shout

After New Zealand Humiliation, Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma Given "Should Retire" Verdict If...

"Who Is The Insensitive Coach...": Australia Great's Brutal Criticism Of Indian Batting After New Zealand Loss

Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir Dealt Fresh Blow After New Zealand Loss; Reason Is Star's Injury

"Need To Take Full Responsibility": Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Sent Big 'Bad Form' Warning

"Worse Than 36 & 46 All Out": Sanjay Manjrekar's Brutal Swipe At Indian Team