India Failed to Get Right Start in Chase During 2nd ODI: Sunil Gavaskar

India's failure to chase down New Zealand's 243-run target in the second ODI at the Ferozeshah Kotla has raised a few questions. The Kotla ODI loss means that the five-ODI series is now level at 1-1, this despite the hosts facing a low total.

Sunil Gavaskar, former India captain, told NDTV that Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men suffered because they never got the right start to the chase. He added that the batsmen needed to be more patient.

"Pressure was on India in the chase right from the beginning. But India did not get the right kind of start. A batsman like Rohit Sharma can take the match away singlehandedly, but he fell early. Same was the case with Virat Kohli. This was one of the reasons why India looked shaky in chase," Gavaskar said.

"Also, in ODIs a batsman has time to play the big shots but Indian batsmen did not give themselves that time and got out early."

Gavaskar lauded the effort of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, who scored 118, and was also adjudged 'Player of the Match.'

"Kane Williamson led from the front and answered his critics in the most emphatic fashion. New Zealand are a good all-round one-day team," Gavaskar said.

"One should not forget that they are the World Cup runners-up. they have good batsmen like Williamson, Tom Latham, Martin Guptill and their bowling is also good. Mitchell Santner has been good while their fielding is also outstanding."