Tom Latham calls the win over India ‘the greatest New Zealand series win in cricket’

New Zealand captain Tom Latham has enjoyed a historically successful career in his first appointment as permanent team leader. The jubilant captain called it “one of the greatest series victories in New Zealand cricket.” He also said that the Test series win will be remembered once they reach their homeland and celebrate the occasion with their loved ones. New Zealand, led by Tom Latham, recorded a clean sweep of the three-match Test series against India. They became the first team in 12 years to beat India in a Test series on their home soil.

“It was a huge achievement, after the first (Test) it was obviously special; the second, when we won the series, was even more special. We talked about coming here and trying to adapt as much as we can and to be in this (win) 3-0, it’s definitely a series I’ll never forget. We’ll obviously all be celebrating together tonight and over the next couple of days before heading home. This is definitely an amazing series. part… It will sink a little more once we get home and once the dust settles a little,” Latham said at a press conference after winning the series.

New Zealand makes history

New Zealand have not won a Test in 19 matches played in India since 1988. Now they can go home with whitewash series the same can be said of India’s own fortress, which many teams have failed to break through over the decade.

“Obviously it’s a great moment for New Zealand cricket, probably one of the greatest wins in the New Zealand cricket series,” he added.

Latham said winning two of the three Tests also played a major role in winning the historic series.

“We managed to fall to the right side after a couple of throws and still managed to put runs on the board in the last two games,” he said.

“When you’re chasing scores, from our point of view, runs on the board are really important and some of these surfaces we played on were really difficult and they certainly didn’t get any easier in terms of batting. “, he added.

“The game wasn’t over until Rishabh showed up”

Latham said he didn’t believe New Zealand would win the game while Rishabh Pant was on the winning side.

“While Rishabh was still there, I certainly didn’t believe the game was over. They (India) have match winners all over their team and they have been successful in playing the way they have been playing for a long period of time. “, he said.

New Zealand overcame Rishabh Pant’s brilliant innings to create history. Defending a modest 146, Ajaz Patel and Glenn Phillips took nine wickets between them, with Pant’s quick 64 wickets off 57 balls lifting India from 29 for 5 to 106 for 6. However, Ajaz ended his performance with an impressive haul of 11 wickets, his most successful guest bowler at one place in India.