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We review the second Test between India and New Zealand in Pune where Mitchell Santner bowled New Zealand to their greatest series victory.
Talking Points:
- New Zealand's finest hour: breaking India's 13 year home streak
- When India were dominated in typical Indian conditions
- Mitchell Santner's golden Test
- India's batters caught between defense and attack
- India's spinners undone by a barrage of sweeps and reverse-sweeps
- Washington Sundar's terrific spells
- Were India's spinners too quick for this pitch?
- The question of length: and the problem in front of Ashwin and Jadeja
- Rohit Sharma's urge to attack - and how it could be getting him in trouble
- Jaiswal's blistering knock
- India's problem of a core group aging together
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Ashoka
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
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Related:
- Santner Collects Thirteen, New Zealand Make History - Kartikeya Date - Cricketing View Substack
- Black Caps' greatest achievement fuelled by unlikely spin-bowling hero Mitchell Santner - Andrew Voerman - Stuff.co.nz
Bittersweet moment for India, as one of cricket's great winning streaks ends - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo