Indian cricket staff throughout third Take a look at vs New Zealand in Mumbai.© BCCI
The final time India misplaced a Take a look at sequence at house dozen of years of again, Ravindra Jadeja had made his Take a look at debut and maybe on this journey of 77 lengthy type video games, he additionally felt a way of invincibility every time he donned the whites at house. After his 14th five-for in Assessments, Jadeja admitted that his worst concern of shedding a sequence at house has come true. “Firstly, I had this concern… personally I had thought that I will not lose a sequence in India so long as I’m taking part in. However that too has occurred,” he mentioned after opening day’s play within the third Take a look at.
Cricket is a superb leveller and this humbling expertise in opposition to the Black Caps and henceforth, he will not be “stunned” with something.
“We received 18 sequence (at house), I believed so long as I’m taking part in Take a look at cricket in India we cannot lose a sequence however that has occurred, so I’m not stunned with something (that’s occurring),” Jadeja mentioned.
“We’ve got set the expectations actually excessive. Since final 12 years we didn’t lose a single sequence. I feel we’ve misplaced a complete of 5 Take a look at matches wherein I performed.
“I feel this can be a good achievement however while you set such excessive expectations and lose a sequence, it stands out and that’s what is occurring.” The veteran all-rounder conceded that Indian gamers must collectively shoulder the duty of the sequence loss to New Zealand.
“After we win, we carry the trophy collectively. Now that we’ve misplaced the sequence, all 15 within the staff will take the blame collectively,” he mentioned.
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