Cheteshwar Pujara plays a shot for India against New Zealand. Photo: ReutersMitchell Santner delivered one of the balls of the series to remove Cheteshwar Pujara's off stump, but it failed to prevent India taking control at tea on the opening day of third test against New Zealand in Indore tonight. Conspiracy theorists will froth over the fabled 'commemorative coin' used to conduct tosses in India, as Virat Kohli won his seventh consecutive effort at home and (drumroll) decided to bat. In those seven toss wins - which includes this match - India have won five of the tests. Perhaps it's simply the last roll of the dice in an effort to deliver New Zealand's first victory away against India in 28 years.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 08, 2016 09:56 UTC