A day before this Test, Rahane tried his best in putting up a brave face as questions were asked about his personal form. So now India’s two struggling Test stalwarts—Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara came together. Pujara was then softened up by a barrage of short balls from Jamieson, before Tim Southee was introduced into the attack. In his last 10 innings before this Test, Pujara entered double figures on five occasions, but failed to nail a century despite crossing fifty twice. Iyer to the rescueShreyas Iyer plays a defensive shot during the day one of their first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur.

Source: Hindustan Times November 25, 2021 19:41 UTC