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