"India lost 60 wickets in 410 false shots in this series or one dismissal every 6.8 false shots. New Zealand survived 543 false shots for their 52 wickets or one dismissal every 10.5 false shots.
If only the respective top 7 batsmen are considered, then New Zealand’s survived 12.3 false shots per dismissal, while India’s survived 7.7 false shots per dismissal. Far too many Indian bats fell to early false shots compared to New Zealand.
Its not difficult to see where the toss helps on pitches like Pune and Mumbai. It is in the early runs in the first two or three hours of the Test match. New Zealand reached 197/3 in Pune batting first, and 159/3 batting first in Mumbai. Their last 17 wickets for 317 runs in Pune, and 250 runs in Mumbai. But those first 150 runs made before the pitches began to take sharp turn were too much for India to overcome batting second and fourth."
Interesting