Onmanorama Lite App
Virat Kohli, who only scored two and 19 in the 10-wicket thrashing in the opening Test, said they would not go into their shells as they prepared for the series-deciding game at Hagley Oval from February 29.
Pace spearheads Tim Southee and Trent Boult returned to the side after missing New Zealand's last Test against Australia in early January and combined to take 14 of the 20 Indian wickets to fall at the Basin Reserve.
This was the first time in more than 30 years India have been whitewashed in a bilateral ODI series after the 5-0 drubbing at the hands of the mighty West Indies in 1989.
The ineffectiveness of Indian bowlers can be gauged from the fact that the team's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah finished the series without a wicket and the attack couldn't dismiss the complete rival line-up even once.
Whether the Kiwis can recover mentally and beat an Indian side that is flying high could eventually have a bearing on the upcoming ODI series as well.
India, chasing a victory target of 274, were bowled out for 251 in 48.3 overs.
The required target of nine runs was knocked off by New Zealand without much ado for their 100th Test win.
Indian head coach Ravi Shastri had thundered that his boys will play like the No. 1 team in the two-match series and he has been forced to eat his words by the Kiwis in the opening Test.
Sent into bat after New Zealand won the toss, India were bowled out for a dismal 165 in their first innings, which eventually proved to be decisive on a Basin Reverse pitch that assisted the seamers.
Ajinkya Rahane (18) was the only other Indian batsmen to register double digit score as the tourists struggled to 263 in their first innings against New Zealand XI.
Results 381-390 of 486
