Sehwag's dismissal typically robbed India of momentum. Sachin Tendulkar, extremely cautious, was content to hold his end up, though Pujara occasionally livened up proceedings with excellent cuts both against the pacers and Jeetan Patel, whose offspin was at best steady.
The innings reached a flashpoint with Tendulkar's dismissal, by Boult. The left-arm paceman brought one back into Tendulkar and breached his defences to hit off and middle. Tendulkar squatted after the ball had passed him, suggesting that it had stayed down, though in reality, the vagaries of the pitch had very little to do with his downfall.
New Zealand were suddenly pumped up, aware that all the experienced Indian batsmen were back in the hut and the soft underbelly that the middle-order might be lay exposed. Their designs were comprehensively repelled by Pujara, batting with supreme authority, and Kohli, clearly buoyed by his recent limited-overs form but competent enough to adapt to the demands of the longer version.
The innings reached a flashpoint with Tendulkar's dismissal, by Boult. The left-arm paceman brought one back into Tendulkar and breached his defences to hit off and middle. Tendulkar squatted after the ball had passed him, suggesting that it had stayed down, though in reality, the vagaries of the pitch had very little to do with his downfall.
New Zealand were suddenly pumped up, aware that all the experienced Indian batsmen were back in the hut and the soft underbelly that the middle-order might be lay exposed. Their designs were comprehensively repelled by Pujara, batting with supreme authority, and Kohli, clearly buoyed by his recent limited-overs form but competent enough to adapt to the demands of the longer version.
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