India faced heat after losing Bengaluru Test to New Zealand (@desi_bhayo88/X.com)
After 36 years, New Zealand won a Test game against team India in India in what turned out to be an entertaining contest at Bengaluru. For India, the dream run of a fabulous winning streak at home comes to an end, and social media has been flooded with all kinds of memes ever since.
Moving on from a 46/10 in the first inning took profound courage and guts from the Indian team as the batters not only covered the 356-run massive trail but also managed to get a 106-run lead in the third inning. Sarfaraz Khan got 150 after Rishabh Pant was dismissed on 99. That dismissal led to a sudden collapse in the final session of Day 4.
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The 107-run target turned out to be a cakewalk for New Zealand. Despite Jasprit Bumrah picking up Tom Latham’s wicket early in Day 5’s first session, Rachin Ravindra and Will Young built a 75-run partnership to complete a successful chase with 8 wickets to spare. With that, New Zealand are 1-0 in the three-game series.
Having said that, New Zealand’s dominant victory came as a shock to Indian fans, who are accustomed to seeing team India dominating on home turf for the last decade. This is also the team's first major Test loss in Gautam Gambhir’s mentorship.
Hence, all these factors combined triggered a hilarious meme fest on the internet with fans taking dig at Rohit Sharma, Gambhir, KL Rahul and also Rachin Ravindra for being a match winner for New Zealand despite his roots tied to the land of India.
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