IND vs NZ: "These Mental Scars Will Be In The Players' Minds" - Sanjay Bangar Feels Series Win Against New Zealand Will Have Long Effect

The third ODI between Team India under Rohit and the Black Caps is scheduled to be a dead rubber on Tuesday, and former Indian batting coach Sanjay Bangar has made an extraordinary revelation regarding the opposition.

The Rohit Sharma-led Team India destroyed New Zealand in the second One Day International (ODI) in Raipur after clinching the high-scoring blockbuster in Hyderabad and grabbing a commanding lead over the guests on Saturday. In the low-scoring game, Team India, led by Mohammed Shami, destroyed Tom Latham’s New Zealand to win the ODI series in Raipur.

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Beating The Indian Team Is Close To Impossible: Sanjay Bangar

The former Indian all-rounder Sanjay Bangar feels that following the ODI series loss, it will be “near to impossible” for the Black Caps to upset Rohit and company at the 2023 World Cup, despite the fact that India has battled against the Kiwis in ICC competitions.

Regarding the recently concluded match between the 2019 World Cup semifinalist teams, pacer Shami produced three dismissals, while Hardik Pandya and Washington Sundar shared four wickets as Latham-led New Zealand crumbled for a pitiful total of 108 in 34.3 overs at Raipur.

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“The way all the bowlers caused problems to the New Zealand batters, if New Zealand plays a knockout match against India in a big event, these mental scars will be in the players’ minds, that beating the Indian team is close to impossible. Such wins leave a long-term effect,” said Bangar.

Batting An Area Of Concern For New Zealand: Sanjay Bangar

Sanjay Bangar made his comments after India defeated New Zealand by 8 wickets in the second ODI to win the white-ball series.

“They will be extremely disappointed because the seamers troubled them and got them out. Whenever you talk about New Zealand cricket, you talk about seaming conditions, but to be in such a position in two consecutive matches means it is an area of concern,” Bangar threw in.

On Tuesday at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore, the Rohit-led Team will play the third and final ODI against New Zealand.

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