'Can't completely surrender': Ex-cricketer criticises India after embarrassing loss

NewsSports NewsCricket News'You can't completely surrender': Ex-India cricketer's blunt assessment after Matt Henry's six-wicket demolition 'You can't completely surrender': Ex-India cricketer's blunt assessment after Matt Henry's six-wicket demolition Edited by Pranav Shukla / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Nov 14, 2026, 18:12 IST India's batting collapse in the fourth ODI against New Zealand has prompted serious questions about the team's approach, with head coach Gautam Gambhir expressing concern over repeated failures and former India opener Aakash Chopra backing his call for greater responsibility from the batters.India endured a disastrous start to their 334-run chase at Mount Maunganui on Friday, losing Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer without scoring by the end of the opening over.

Another wicket fell before the end of the sixth over, and the visitors eventually crumbled to 89, suffering a humiliating 244-run defeat. It was India's second-heaviest loss in ODI cricket. Watch Chopra, analysing the defeat on ESPNcricinfo, echoed Gambhir's assessment that the Indian batters needed to show greater application rather than surrender against quality bowling."As Gautam Gambhir mentioned after the match, there are no unplayable deliveries in the game of cricket.

Yes, it was great bowling, but you need to be better. And that's the way to look at it. You can't completely surrender. You have to find a way. It's just that it happened so quickly that you really didn't have the time to recover, regroup, reassess and play differently," Aakash Chopra said.Much of India's misery was orchestrated by Matt Henry, who dismantled the top order before completing a six-wicket haul.

"There's no benefit to sweeping it under the carpet. It isn't just this match. Even in the previous match, we were seven down for 111 or 112. Today we lost, so we are talking about it," Gambhir said in his post-match press conference on Friday."Yeah, it's a huge defeat, no doubt about it, but even in the previous match, if you're chasing 135, and you get seven down for 111, obviously it is a bit of a concern, because yes, there is some help here for the bowlers, so we have to be not only mentally but from the skill point of view we need to be ready as well," he added.Poll Should head coach Gautam Gambhir make significant changes to the batting lineup?

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