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Xtra Time Web Desk: Ravi Shastri said India captain Rohit Sharma will be hurting after losing the home Test series against New Zealand  on Saturday, October 26. Tom Latham led New Zealand just not only won their first ever test series in India but also broke India's 11 years old winning streak.

During the Test match, Shastri said on mic that while Rohit Sharma might look relaxed, he will not take this defeat lightly. Shastri added that Rohit will be hurting with this loss and will be looking to make a strong statement in the final Test match scheduled to be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

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"Rohit Sharma will not take this lightly. he might look very relaxed but deep down he will be hurting," Ravi Shastri said while commentating on the game.

While speaking at the post match presentation, Rohit Sharma accepted New Zealand were better at the home team in every aspect of the game. Sharma said, "It's not what we expected. Got to give credit to NZ - they played better than us. We failed to capitalise on certain moments. We failed to respond to those challenges. And we sit here today. Didn't think we batted well enough to get runs on the board. You've got to pick 20 wickets to win, yes, but batters have to put runs on the board."

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"We just didn't bat well enough. Things would've been slightly different had we got a bit closer in the first innings. We want to show up well at Wankhede and try and win that Test. It's a collective failure. I'm not somebody who would blame just the batters or the bowlers. We will come out with better intent, better ideas and better methods at Wankhede," he further added.

India was completely outplayed by Kiwis on their home soil. India lost both matches putting themselves in an uncomfortable position in the points table. Now time will tell if they can bounce back in the last match whereas New Zealand will jump to deliver a clean sweep!