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Rohit and Gambhir had a big smile earlier as they walked out to inspect the pitch. India have been in this position before - they lost the first Test against England recently, only to bounce back in style. They haven't lost a single series at home since 2012, winning 18 on the bounce.

New Zealand have won the toss and have opted to bat

New Zealand (Playing XI):

Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, Mitchell Santner, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke

Matt Henry misses out with a glute niggle. Santner comes in.



India (Playing XI):

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah


Three changes - Siraj, KL and Kuldeep miss out. Akash Deep, Washington and Gill come in.

NZ 18/0 (5)


Day 1: 1st Session

out Lbw!! Fear him, run from him but Ravi Ashwin is inevitable on these Indian pitches!! He will get you sooner rather than later, and he's got the New Zealand skipper with the fifth ball of his spell today.

First wicket down! Latham lbw b Ashwin 15(22)

NZ 32-1





Tom Latham vs R Ashwin in Tests

11 innings
360 balls
128 runs
9 dismissals
Avg 14.22

NZ 92/2 (31)


Day 1: Lunch Break

Day 1: Stumps

NZ 259

Conway 76 [141
Rachin Ravindra 65[105

Washington Sundar 23.1 4 59 7

IND 16/1 (11) CRR: 1.45

Rohit Sharma b Southee 0 [9

India trail by 243 runs

Shubman Gill 10(32)
Yashasvi Jaiswa l6(25

In reply to Narper

india meking 450 1st innings

In reply to shivnotout

No, they're not!

India 156 all out

Jadeja 38

Santner 7-53

Thoughts and PRAISE!!

Kiwis lead by 250

In reply to Chrissy

Lead approaching 300. They need 350 to take this series.

IND 156

NZ 259 & 198/5 (53)


Day 2: Stumps - New Zealand lead by 301 runs

In reply to Emir
Lead now 301

198/5

The gun has backfired on India.

Day 2: Stumps

IND 156
Santner 19.3 1 53 7

NZ 259 & 198/5 (53) CRR: 3.74

Tom Latham 86[133
Washington Sundar 19 0 56 4

New Zealand lead by 301 runs

the modern batters continue to struggle when it spins...

Washington Sundar could be the future Ashwin, but it looks like T20 cricket is starting to affect India's batters

From the Hindian press...

First time in 23 years! India register an unwanted feat in home Tests

And still no sign of the boll weevil.

When will India turn off the lights?

In reply to imusic
The ICC should take over the preparation of pitches. I am EXTREMELY HAPPY it's turning back (OOPS! No puns) and bite them in their asses,
but it's not a level playing field.

In reply to Drapsey

Tea

India 178-7 and staring down the barrel of defeat.

Gill is another Rahul...plays the occasional good innings, but not consistent enough to be in the XI.

Has age finally caught up with Nohit Sharma?

Congratulations NZ!

Fixed wicket didn't help India as much as Pakistan.

I guess the boll(s) weevil is hiding in the Mumbai sewers!

In reply to tops

Dude you want the BICCI to control the pitches?!?!?!?

I say, send Kholi and company to Pakistan to learn how fi play good spin bowling,they should look and learn how Pak played the English spinners and won the test.Wot ah ting, Indian batsmen cyah play spin.Talk about falling in yuh own trap.

In reply to granite

Big licks - too much lickit

In reply to granite

this has been so for years now.
India became obsessed with fast bowling... .. their bowlers and batsmen.
hey have fast bowlers today....and their batsmen pride themselves in being able to play fast bowers

But where are the young spinners...looks like all young bowlers want to bowl fast OR young spinners are not being given a chance?

Watch India do well in OZ
BUt
Kohli, Rohi t, Ashwin and Jadeja must park up now

In reply to Halliwell
What U saying man, they R already prepin the pitches?

2 years ago i suggested CWI look for someone like Rangana Herath to work with our lefties


NZ doing just that