TIL Desk Sports/ India skipper Virat Kohli admitted that his side was outplayed by New Zealand in the opening Test which they lost by 10 wickets but added that he will not think of it as a “massive one” as many people want the team to believe.
The Black Caps thrashed India at the Basin Reverse to go 1-0 ahead in the two-match series. “This is a game where we did not show enough competitiveness. In the past, we have known that we have played good cricket even when we have lost and we have been in the game,” Kohli said at the post-match presser.
“I think we let ourselves down massively in the first innings with the bat,” he added. Sent into bat after New Zealand won the toss, India were bowled out for a dismal 165 in their first innings, which eventually proved to be decisive.
New Zealand were able to get a massive 183-run lead courtesy some valuable lower-order contribution from their batters. The lead turned out to be too much for the Indian batsmen as they could only manage 191 in their second innings, setting up a nine-run target which the Black Caps achieved without any hiccups.
