Rahul Tiwari
khelja|20-10-2024
New Zealand defeated Team India by 8 wickets in the Bengaluru Test. This was a historic victory for the team. Because after 36 years New Zealand has won a test match in India. Indian origin player Rachin Ravindra played a big role in this spectacular victory of the Kiwi team. He scored a century in this match and led the team to victory by scoring unbeaten 39 runs in the second innings. For this performance he was also chosen Player of the Match. After defeating Team India, he himself revealed in the interview what was the secret behind his brilliant performance and how his IPL team Chennai Super Kings helped in this.
Rachin Ravindra said in an interview after winning the historic match for New Zealand that preparation really helps. He revealed that he was practicing in Chennai before the Test series. For this, Chennai Super Kings provided him all kinds of facilities. Rachin batted for hours on red clay and black clay pitches. At the same time, batting practice was also done against different bowlers given by CSK. He also thanked CSK for the help.
Before coming to India, New Zealand had also played two test matches against Sri Lanka and one match against Afghanistan. Rachin Ravindra had come to India long ago to prepare for all these series. He started training at the High Performance Center of Chennai Super Kings in September. He came to India to prepare himself for the conditions of the pitches. After becoming a major reason for India's defeat in the Bengaluru Test, it can be said that his preparation has paid off.
In the first innings, New Zealand lost 7 wickets for 233 runs. After this, he stopped the Indian team from making a comeback by scoring a century. Also gave a huge lead of 356 runs. After taking 2 wickets in the second innings also, when Team India wanted to put pressure, Rachin not only managed the team by playing an inning of 39 runs, but also led the team to victory by 8 wickets.