Flop show of Indian cricketers both with bat and bowl continued on the 2nd day of first Test match against New Zealand being played at the Eden Park, Auckland. First it was the bowlers who couldn't contain Kiwi batsmen with skipper Brendon McCullum scoring double century.
Then it were the batsmen who came on the pitch and went back to the pavilion like they were in some kind of rush.
Shikhar Dhawan went for a duck quickly followed by Pujara who just scored 1 run. Next in line was Kohli who could only show his anger after getting out for 4 runs and lastly it was Murali Vijay who made 26.
After the assault by bat, New Zealand new ball pacers made sure that they tighten the noose around the tourists.
During a heavily overcast afternoon, New Zealand's Trent Boult and Tim Southee rocked the Indian top order.
Left-arm pacer Boult struck twice in his first over. First he squared up left-hander Shikhar Dhawan, who edged to Kane Williamson at gully and then picked up Cheteshwar Pujara in the third ball with gloveman Brian Watling taking an easy catch.
Southee removed Virat Kohli (4) in a controversial fashion when he cracked a bouncer that hit the batsman's helmet before flying to Peter Fulton at second slip.
Kohli pointed to his helmet and looked shocked at umpire Richard Kettleborough's decision. But tv replays showed that the ball touched the thumb of his glove.
At the end of the 2nd day, Rohit Sharma was batting for 67 and Ajinkya Rahane was at 23. India still needs 174 runs to avoid follow-on here.
Surprisingly, Indian skipper Dhoni had won the toss and made Kiwi bat first, a decision which clearly didn't go as planned.
Batting first New Zealand scored a mammoth 503 runs with Kane Williamson scoring a brilliant century. He made 113 runs.
McCullum's 224 was the highest Test score by a Kiwi batsman at the Eden Park. The Kiwi skipper and alongwith Corey Anderson (77) stitched a valuable 133-run stand for the fifth wicket that took the hosts to a comfortable position.
He took 462 minutes and 307 deliveries to score 224 that was studded with 29 fours and five sixes.
McCullum also passed Ian Smith's New Zealand record Test innings at Eden Park of 173, against India in 1990. The skipper struck the equal ninth-highest test knock by a New Zealander.
McCullum fell one short of his highest and was the last man out with Jadeja taking a juggling boundary catch. His highest Test score, 225, was against the visitors in Hyderabad in 2010.
He joined Walter Hammond, Daryll Cullinan, Javed Miandad, Keith Fletcher and Gordon Greenidge, who have scored double-centuries at the ground. It was also McCullum's second double century against India.
Indian bowlers looked out of place throughout Kiwi innings. Ishant Sharma took 6 wickets with an economy of 3.98 while all other bowlers including Zaheer, Jadeja and Shami struggled to keep it tight.
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