"For Any Visiting Team...": Sachin Tendulkar's 'Phenomenal' Reaction After New Zealand Ends India's 12-Year Streak

What was almost unthinkable till a few days, looks like a possibility now. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team are only one loss away from being clean-sweeped at home by New Zealand. For the fist time in 18 series (the duration of which spanned 12 years) India have lost a Test series at home. India's record of 18 consecutive bilateral home series wins has come to an end - the longest such sequence for any team.

New Zealand now lead the three-match Test series India by 2-0 and the final game will be played in Mumbai's iconic Wankhede Stadium on November 1

"For any visiting team, to win a Test series in India is a dream, and New Zealand have played really well to make it happen.  Such results can only be achieved with good, all-round team efforts. Special mention to Santner for his standout performance, picking up 13 wickets. Congratulations to New Zealand on this phenomenal achievement!" Sachin Tendulkar posted on X.

For any visiting team, to win a Test series in India is a dream, and New Zealand have played really well to make it happen.

Such results can only be achieved with good, all-round team efforts.

Special mention to Santner for his standout performance, picking up 13 wickets.… pic.twitter.com/YLqHfbQeJU

As in the first match, India's batters failed to live up to expectations except for a few good knocks.
Having come to the match with 1-0 lead, Kiwis succeeded in keeping up the momentum.

In the final session of Day 3 as were playing to stave off defeat, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin were on the crease and made a crucial partnership of 33 runs. But it was Mitchell Santner who dismissed Ashwin to inch closer to a memorable win.

Akash Deep replaced Ashwin and tried to hit a few boundaries along with