5 hits and misses from the India-New Zealand ODI series

HIT – Kane Williamson

Williamson celebrates his century in the second ODI (Image credits: BCCI)

The Kiwi captain looked off-color in whites, hardly being able to produce the kind of performances that make him stand out as one of the top batsmen today. His footwork against spinners looked uncertain, he couldn’t sustain his stay for long, and a bout of viral fever made things all the more difficult for him.

He looked more confident and focussed in the ODI series, scoring a sublime century in the second ODI even though he received little support from his teammates.

MISS – Rohit Sharma

Given the kind of record that he boasts in ODIs, more was expected out of Rohit Sharma than the one-fifty plus score that was able to manage in the five matches. Before his 70 in the final ODI, he had scores of 11, 13, 14 and 15 in the series.

He looked uneasy against the bowling of his Mumbai Indians teammate, Tim Southee, playing with very little feet movement and poking at deliveries outside off. Before the last ODI, he was just unable to go beyond slow starts. The result was a total of 123 runs at an average of 24.60.