India, Nov. 13 -- At the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, India had a disastrous day as they were bundled out for just 89 in 26.4 overs while chasing 335, thus losing the game by a massive 244 runs.

Matt Henry ripped through the batting lineup with a 6-wicket haul. This defeat was India's second biggest in ODI cricket history. At the post-match press conference, head coach Gautam Gambhir suggested that the implications of this defeat could stretch beyond this one result right into next year's ODI World Cup.

Gambhir pointed out the similarities between the conditions of New Zealand and South Africa, where the World Cup is set to take place, admitting that the batting unit's inability to cope with the new-ball movement was a genuine concern....