No character is shown by Indian as a collective unit:
New Zealand as a unit had set the example in the Test series. If their top-order batsman lost their wickets early, the lower-order very well handled the pressure, contributing 50 or more runs. They stick to their plans and prolifically executed them as well.
On the other hand, the visitors had not shown the character to face the hosts. When India needed a partnership, the batsmen threw their wickets. Hanuma Vihari, Agarwal and Prithvi Shaw scored half-centuries but couldn’t take the charge of the game.
Well, bowlers too failed to provide breakthroughs at regular intervals as the Kiwis capitalised on it to put India into troubled waters.