India registered a comfortable 178-run win to clinch the series against New Zealand. With the series won, the Indian team have returned to the number one spot on the ICC Test Rankings.
Another crucial contribution from Wriddhiman Saha saw India stretch their lead past 350, eventually setting the visitors a target of 376.
It was always going to be an improbable task for the Blackcaps, but with Tom Latham batting beautifully and the team total at 104/1, there might have been some jitters in the Indian camp.
New Zealand’s hopes, though, didn’t last for long as they were bowled out for 197 with seven wickets falling in the post-tea session.
Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja picked up three wickets each, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar chipped in with one wicket.
Here are the top tweets:
Well done team for the wonderful performance #INDvNZ @BCCI
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) October 3, 2016
Eden gardens 🙏🙏🙏
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) October 3, 2016
Indns win series thumpingly-Kiwis look much worse than they actually R!only competitive players cn keep Test Crkt alive!No room fr tamashas!
— Bishan Bedi (@BishanBedi) October 3, 2016
Congrats Team India on winning the series&becoming the number 1 team in Tests👏I am sure they will hold this position for a long time👍 @BCCI
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 3, 2016
Congrats @BCCI for winning the 2nd test and series #INDvNZ
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 3, 2016
Congrats team @BCCI on yet another amazing win!! Special congrats to @Wriddhipops on a super performance!! Stoked for your success 👍🏽😊
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) October 3, 2016
The series and the top ranking. Clinical. The better team won.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 3, 2016
Sorry, Pakistan. Your reign on top of ICC Test rankings was so short-lived. In any case, it was owed mostly to Caribbean hurricanes #IndVsNZ
— Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) October 3, 2016
Much credit to the curators at both Green Park and Kanpur though. Two terrific games. One went to day five, the other almost so. #INDvsNZ
— Dileep Premachandran (@SpiceBoxofEarth) October 3, 2016
If they can keep him fit, India have a serious pace bowler in Shami. This spell has been magnificent. #INDvsNZ
— Dileep Premachandran (@SpiceBoxofEarth) October 3, 2016
The only member of the current playing XI when India became World No.1 for the first time (2009 v SL) is Murali Vijay@mohanstatsman
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) October 3, 2016
Wriddhiman Saha would be my Man of the Match... two peachy innings on a difficult track, both under pressure! Precious contribution #IndvsNZ
— Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra) October 3, 2016
The best part about India's Eden Gardens win is not series or No 1, but the way almost everyone performed together as a team! #IndvsNZ
— ZENIA D'CUNHA (@ZENIADCUNHA) October 3, 2016
India's
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) October 3, 2016
131st win
89th win at home
20th win vs NZ
15th win vs NZ at home
12th win at Kolkata
4th win in 2016
11th series win vs NZ#IndvNZ
