Archive · 20 Jan 2026
India's ODI loss to New Zealand not a big deal, says Manjrekar
India recently lost an ODI cricket series to New Zealand.
This was a big deal because New Zealand had never won a series in India before.
A former Indian cricket player, Sanjay Manjrekar, said that this loss isn't a big deal because the only important ODI tournament now is the World Cup.
He thinks other tournaments like the Champions Trophy aren't as memorable.
So, he believes that the series loss doesn't matter much in the bigger picture.
India lost the ODI series to New Zealand 2-1, marking New Zealand's first-ever series win in India.
Sanjay Manjrekar downplayed the significance of the series defeat.
Manjrekar emphasized that the World Cup is the only relevant competition in ODIs.
He argued that the Champions Trophy is not as memorable as the World Cup.
India will now face New Zealand in a T20I series.
- Who
- India and New Zealand cricket teams
- What
- India's historic ODI series defeat to New Zealand
- When
- Recent ODI series
- Where
- India
- Why
- To assess the significance of the ODI series defeat
- Teams Involved
- India and New Zealand
- Series Result
- New Zealand won 2-1
- Significance
- First ever ODI series win for New Zealand in India
- Commentator
- Sanjay Manjrekar
- Manjrekar's View
- ODI series not significant compared to World Cup
- Relevant Competition
- ICC World Cup