: Kanpur Test, Day 1 session-wise recap: Iyer, Jadeja give India the edge after New Zealand fightback #IndiaNEWS India took the first session on a hazy morning in Kanpur, New Zealand took the second

Kanpur Test, Day 1 session-wise recap: Iyer, Jadeja give India the edge after New Zealand fightback #IndiaNEWS
India took the first session on a hazy morning in Kanpur, New Zealand took the second and then just as we were poised for an enthralling final session, Shreyas Iyer and Ravindra Jadeja took over to put the hosts clearly ahead.At close of play, India were on 258/4. A solid recovery when one takes into account that they were reduced to 145/4 at one point. Shreyas Iyer (75*) and Ravindra Jadeja (50*) were at the crease when the umpires called stumps.For New Zealand, the standout bowler was Kyle Jamieson, who finished the day with bowling figures of 15.2-6-47-3.Morning sessionWatch: Sunil Gavaskar presents the India cap to Shreyas Iyer as he makes Test debut against NZWith New Zealand choosing to go in with three spinners (one of them a batting allrounder) and two seamers, it was important for the Indian openers to play out the new ball. Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson got some swing to start the day and Mayank Agarwal seemed to approach playing them with a fair degree of tentativeness.Gill looked better but both openers looked like players who were making a comeback into the playing XI. Southee started off alright but it was Jamieson who was the more impressive bowler. He got more...Read more

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