India great Virat Kohli was dismissed in a bizarre fashion in the second Test against New Zealand at MCA Stadium in Pune. Virat Kohli missed a full toss while attempting the sweep off Mitchell Santner. The wicket left India reeling at 56-3 in response to New Zealand's first-innings score of 259.
The wicket is offering a lot of help to the spinners, and the Kiwi bowlers are making the conditions count. India resumed the day at 16-1, with Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal at the crease. The pair played cautiously and took India to 50 before Gill was trapped LBW by Santner.
There were a lot of expectations from Virat Kohli, who played a brilliant knock of 70 in the second innings of the first Test, but he was dismissed for a solitary run. Kohli was visibly disappointed with his shot selection as he walked back to the dressing room. India still trail New Zealand by 198 runs and given how the wicket is playing, that looks a lot of runs.
The onus now will be on Yashasvi Jaiswal, who is well set at the crease, and the heroes of India's remarkable fightback in the first Test, Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant. The players had a great outing in Bengaluru and scored 150 and 99 respectively. India need to win the second Test to avoid a series defeat.
More so, they are after crucial World Test Championship (WTC) points. The defeat in the first Test has dented India's chances of reaching the WTC final. India need a win in the two Tests against New Zealand to keep their chances afloat.
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