Kanpur Test: Ajinkya Rahane has brushed aside concerns over his form but the stand-in captain needs to step up as India are heading into the Test series opener with an inexperienced batting unit.
Kyle Jamieson (3/38), and Tim Southee (1/30) made crucial strikes as New Zealand clawed back in the second session of the first Test at the Green Park Stadium here on Thursday. At tea, India were 154/4 in 56 overs with debutant Shreyas Iyer .
Fighting half-centuries by Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, and Shubman Gill helped India take the honours on the first day of the first Test against New Zealand at the Green Park Stadium here on Thursday.At stumps, called early due to bad light, .