India vs New Zealand: First Test- first day : Twitter reactions 1

New Zealand gained an upper hand on the first day of the India’s 500th Test at Kanpur. Indian skipper Virat Kohli won a good toss and decided to bat first on a Kanpur pitch that was looking idol for batting. And the batsman justified his decision with a good performance early on. Murali Vijay and KL Rahul started brightly and added 42 runs for the first wicket. Rahul was looking particularly impressive during his knock of 32. After his dismissal, Cheteshwar Pujara came to the crease and steadied the ship with a 112-run partnership with Vijay. But just when the two were looking to take India to a strong position, Pujara was dismissed for 62. Looking to drive a fuller delivery from Mitchell Santner, he failed to keep the shot grounded and gave an easy catch to the bowler.

Sensing an opportunity, the visitors tightened their screws and dismissed the next three Indian batsmen for only 55 runs. But a 52-run partnership between Rohit Sharma and R Ashwin rescued the hosts. However, the New Zealand bowlers struck once again and dismissed four Indian batsmen. India finished the day on 291 for 9.

Here is how the Twitterati reacted:

https://twitter.com/PrincePulical/status/778914949636710400

https://twitter.com/xFairytaleDivax/status/778915188191981569

https://twitter.com/alokpi/status/778878471640526848