Team India endured a horror outing with the bat on Day 2 of the first Test against New Zealand on Thursday. The side was bowled out for just 46, and the batting order saw a major change with Shubman Gill being forced out of the game due to an injury.

In an interaction after the play on Day 2, India captain Rohit Sharma said that they wanted to to play Sarfaraz Khan at his usual position in the middle or lower-middle order at no.4, 5, or 6. While there were calls to promote KL Rahul to no.

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Anil Kumble criticized India's decision to have Virat Kohli bat at number three in the first Test against New Zealand, suggesting Kohli is more effective at number four. Kohli was dismissed for a duck,

Rohit Sharma said that Virat Kohli took the responsibility of batting at No.3 in the Bengaluru Test. Kohli scored a nine-ball duck before William O'Rourke accounted for his wicket.

Every tactic seemed to backfire — the decision to bat first under clouds after relentless downpour in the last two days, the ploy to slot Virat Kohli at No. 3, when you had an experienced opener in home-boy KL Rahul;