5 reasons why New Zealand did not perform to potential

#3 Lack of application by batsmen

Guptill was a walking wicket for most of the series(Image credits: BCCI)

The start of the tour gave a clear indication of the approach the Kiwis were going to adopt. While attack seemed a good option in the wake of a tragical attempt at defence by South Africa, the right blend was missing. In Guptill and Taylor they had two baggages, who were trying to dominate the attack with poor techniques.

Williamson and Latham had to form the wall, but both of them were bitten by the attack bug many times, especially against Ashwin, who was at his best.

In Santner, Ronchi and Neesham, they had the perfect lower order but none of them clicked together. While Santner and Ronchi were exceptional in Kanpur and Neesham did a good attacking job in Indore, neither got the right base from the top order. Santner's innings of 71 from 179 balls at Kanpur was the right way to go though. But that rarely happened later in the series from any of the Kiwi batsmen.