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New Zealand script glorious win: India v New Zealand, 1st Test review

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We review the first Test between India and New Zealand in Bangalore - a magnificent match that will be remembered for a long, long time.

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Talking Points:

  • Pitch-perfect conditions for New Zealand's bowlers
  • The sub-air effect: how Bangalore's drainage system played its part
  • India misreading the pitch and choosing three spinners
  • The decision to bat first under cloudy skies
  • Henry, O'Rourke and Southee: unplayable in the gloom
  • Rachin Ravindra: a superstar in the making
  • The astonishing Sarfaraz-Pant partnership
  • Sarfaraz' unique handiwork
  • Bumrah's spell on the final morning
  • India's potential reaction to this defeat - and thoughts on the surface in Pune

    • Participants:

    Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

    Ashoka

    Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo

    Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

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    Related:

    • Marvelous New Zealand win in Bangalore - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview Substack
    • Batting magic in Bengaluru as India threaten something special - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo
    • How Rachin Ravindra defanged the Indian spinners - Sandip G - Indian Express
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