Rohit Sharma-led Indian team was all out for only 46 runs in the first innings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday against New Zealand. First day of the match washed out due to rain. After this, on the second day, Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bat first, but the host ten batsmen knelt down in front of New Zealand’s three fast bowlers. Five batsmen of the team India back to pavilion without scoring a run. Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja returned to the pavilion after being dismissed for zero.
Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal were the only two batsmen who scored double runs. In this way, the Indian team was all out for 46 runs, which was their smallest Test score on home ground. When the Indian team was all out in their home soil with a all time record low total, former England captain Michael Vaughan made a post from his social media account. He posted on his official X handle that Indian fans should feel relieved that the team crossed the 36 run mark at least.
In 2020, team India was all out for only 36 runs against Australia in Adelaide, which is their lowest score in Test cricket history. Vaughan posted on his official X handle, “Indian fans pay attention to the light, at least you crossed the 36-run mark.”
Look on the bright side Indian fans .. at least you have got past 36 .. 😜😜
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) October 17, 2024
New Zealand fast bowlers Matt Henry and William O’Roorkee shared 9 wickets among themselves and pushed the Indian team on the backfoot. Henry took five wickets while Roorkee took four wickets. Tim Southee got one wicket in his name. No need say that the visitors completely dominated against the host in Bengaluru.