India vs New Zealand, ICC WTC final: Virat Kohli surpasses MS Dhoni as records pop up on Day 2- Asianet Newsable

India vs New Zealand, ICC WTC final: Virat Kohli surpasses MS Dhoni as records pop up on Day 2

India is battling New Zealand in the 2019-21 ICC World Test Championship final at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. After Day 1 produced no play, Day 2 displayed a considerable action, while a couple of records were scripted as well, as we take a look.

Ayush Gupta

Southampton,Updated: Jun 19, 2021, 11:00 PM IST

India is off to a steady start to the ICC World Test Championship 2019-21 final against New Zealand at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. After no play on Day 1, Day 2 on Saturday produced a considerate amount of play, with the Indians being in the driver's seat. Meanwhile, a couple of records were scripted in the process as we take a look.

Rohit Sharma's love for 50-plus stands
Rohit was yet again involved in a 50-plus run stand today with Shubman Gill. Consequently, he has been involved in all the four 50-plus opening stands in the WTC for India.

Virat Kohli surpasses MS Dhoni
In a historic record scripted by Kohli, he captains India in Tests for the 61st time, which happens to be the most by an Asian skipper. He goes past the previous record of MS Dhoni (60). He also scored his 7,500th run in Test cricket. As a result, he has become the 42nd in the format to do so and the sixth Indian.

Match summary
Winning the toss, Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson elected to bowl, citing the wet conditions. The decision did not go according to plan as openers Rohit and Gill put on a 62-run stand, followed by Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, who currently stay unbeaten on a 58-run stand for the fourth wicket, while bad light forced early stumps. As for New Zealand, three of the five bowlers have been effective so far.
Brief scores: India 146/3 (Kohli- 44*; Jamieson- 1/14) vs New Zealand

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