India had to face a very crushing defeat in their own home in the last few days. No one expected that India would lose the series by losing both the Test matches to New Zealand on their own pitch at home. But the Indian team has not been able to stay in front of the New Zealand team so far in this series. Neither the team's batting nor left any impact in their bowling.
The biggest problem has been that the bat of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the two biggest pillars of the team, has not been able to do anything special in this series so far. Both Rohit and Kohli scored 1-1 half-centuries in 4 innings but the team needed a long innings from them which they failed to give.
Especially India's legendary batsman Virat Kohli's struggle in Test cricket is not taking the name of the end. In the last three years, Kohli has consistently looked troubled in Tests. Even in the ongoing home Test series against New Zealand, runs are not coming out of Kohli's bat. Apart from scoring 70 runs in an innings, he has not been able to do anything special in the remaining three innings. In such a situation, his fellow player Dinesh Karthik has now given him an important advice.
This is the first time India has lost in a home Test series after 12 years. Before this series, Kohli could not play any big innings against Bangladesh. Kohli has often been seen getting stuck on pitches that help spin bowlers.
Advising them, Karthik said
Maybe he should go back to domestic cricket. There is no doubt that left-arm spinners pose a threat. It hasn't been easy for Kohli either. The series has not been good for them. In three out of four innings, they have disappointed. Spinners have troubled them a lot, so now they have to find a cure for it.
Kohli, who made his international debut in 2008, last played a Ranji Trophy match in 2012. For 12 years, he has not played any match in domestic cricket. There was news of him playing in the Duleep Trophy this year, but he did not participate in it. There has been a long-standing debate that senior players should be sent to domestic cricket.
Recently, Sunil Gavaskar also wrote in his column that senior players should be allowed to participate in domestic cricket. However, along with this, he also talked about the difficulties in between. Actually, the schedule of players playing international cricket has become so busy that it is very difficult for them to find time.
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