Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has insisted one poor game in hostile conditions in New Zealand does not make the Indian batsmen bad players of the short-ball. Rahane further added that the key for the team was to learn from the defeat and prepare better for the Australia tour later this year.

Following the brutal loss at the hands of New Zealand, former spinner Dilip Doshi has revealed that left-arm spinner Jadeja is easily one of India’s best spinner and not Ravichandran Ashwin. Doshi further reckoned that Ashwin’s lack of improvement is a key concern for Team India away from home.

Former chairman of selectors Sandip Patel admitted his disappointment with the way the Indian batsmen refused to play their natural game and struggled in New Zealand. India lost both the matches to New Zealand in tame fashion — their first losses in the ICC World Test Championship.

Virat Kohli's childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma defended his ward's on-field demeanour in New Zealand, questioning the critics’ silence when the Indian skipper performs well with the bat too. Sharma also backed Kohli to end his lean patch during the upcoming ODI series against South Africa.