India batsmen failed to get the big runs against New Zealand as they were bowled out for 217 and 170 in both innings respectively of the final of the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship (WTC), losing the match by 8 wickets.

Thus, former India wicket-keeper batsman Deep Dasgupta was disappointed with the batsmen and in his latest YouTube video, said that bowlers can’t always defend low totals in foreign conditions.

“No matter how well you bowl, you will have to score a few runs to win games. You can’t score 200-250 every time and expect your bowlers to do the work. Bowlers are doing their bit for the last 3-4 years. But to be a champion side, it is important for both batting and bowling units to work,” Dasgupta said in his YouTube video.

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“Since 2016, Indian batsmen have crossed 350 just thrice in SENA countries, and have taken 37 innings to do so. If you look at the averages, only two have their averages over 40 (Kohli - 43.03 and Gill - 42.14), two have it in their 20s (Rahane - 29.81 and Rohit - 29), and one in their 30s (Pujara - 38.03). This needs to be sorted out,” he added.

Dasgupta then went on to talk about how the batsmen didn’t do well, even though the conditions made life difficult for batters, they should’ve reached at least 300.

“It is difficult to win a match when you score 217 and 170. Let’s be very honest and say that batsmen didn’t do as well. Admittedly the conditions weren’t great for batting, but looking at the position India were in and the kind of experience they have on offer, they should have reached 300 at least,” the 44-year-old said.