Cricket News Desk. The Indian team is in trouble in the second Test match being played against New Zealand in Pune. In fact, the Indian team is in danger of defeat. If Team India loses the second test match, it will also lose the series. Not only this, the Indian team can lose a Test series on home soil for the first time in 12 years. New Zealand has a chance to achieve the feat of winning a Test series in India for the first time.
Team India has not lost any Test series on its soil for 4302 days. The last time England had defeated India on its own soil was in the year 2012. It has been 12 years since this happened and in these 12 years, even the biggest team of the world could not defeat Team India at home.
Team India is now in deep trouble in the Pune Test match. By the end of the second day's play, New Zealand had scored 198 runs for 5 wickets in the second innings, while taking its total lead to 301 runs. It is going to be very challenging for India to make a comeback from here.
To win the Pune Test, 16 years old history will have to be repeated. Team India successfully chased a score of more than 300 in the fourth innings against England in the year 2008. After this, no team on Indian soil has been able to register victory while chasing a target of more than 300. Now if India If 16 years old history has to be repeated then the biggest responsibility will be on the shoulders of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.