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

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)

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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