India makes the stronger hold on the first test match versus New Zealand. By the end of Day, three New Zealand were all out on 296 runs. New Zealand has always been the toughest competitor for India in all three formats of the game. India can overcome any team in the world but when it comes to New Zealand this seems to be more dominated on us.
By the end of day three, there is another news that came straight from the Indian dressing room. Wriddhiman Saha will not keep wickets due to stiffness in his neck. KS Bharat will keep the wickets in the first test. Wriddhiman Saha’s batting is also faded as the keeper goes for a singled digit run on the ball of Tim Southee.
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It is not confirmed yet that case Bharat will bat or not, it is only confirmed that KS will keep the wicket in the absence of Wriddhiman Saha. BCCI official statement, Wriddhiman Saha has stiffness in his neck. The BCCI medical team is treating him and monitoring his progress. KS Bharat will be keeping wickets in his absence,“ the BCCI tweeted. This tweet confirms the inclusion of KS Bharat in the team just as a wicket-keeper.
Match analysis of 1st test, India versus New Zealand, Kanpur
Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and decided to bat first. India made 345 runs in the first inning, which include a double hundred from Shreyas Iyer and responsible half-centuries from Shubman Gill and Ravi Jadeja. Tim Southee again proves to be dangerous for India as a five-wicket haul against us.
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When New Zealand came to bat opening partnership is of 120+ runs. Tom Latham and will young score 95 and 89 runs respectively which holds the batting strength of New Zealand. Then suddenly batting collapse occurs in the New Zealand batting lineup as they go all out on 296 runs despite having a strength full opening partnership.
Axar Patel took a five-wicket haul and Ravi Ashwin took 3 wickets. By the end of Day, three India started their second innings and the score is 14 on the loss of one wicket.
Career analysis of KS Bharat
28-year-old Bharat plays for Andhra Pradesh in the domestic circuit and also represents Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 21. His last ball 6 versus Delhi capital is a match-winning moment for RCB and also the hottest moment of IPL 21. In just eight matches he scores 196 runs in IPL 21.
He is also the first-ever wicket-keeper batsman to score a triple hundred in Ranji trophy match. Several times he traveled with the Indian team as a cover wicket-keeper batsman. In the future, we will surely see him playing in blue for India. Currently, he will keep wickets in the absence of Wriddhiman Saha in a first test match
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