Virat Kohli also rushed in, supporting Sarfaraz's decision.
During the ongoing IND vs NZ 2nd Test, India newbie Sarfaraz Khan forced Rohit Sharma into taking a DRS against Kiwi batter Will Young. Compelled by Sarfaraz, Rohit gave in and replays later showed a spike. The incident happened on the final ball of the 24th over.
Ravichandran Ashwin bowled a turning delivery down the leg side, which Will Young tried to flick but appeared to miss, with the ball landing in wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant’s gloves. Ashwin made a mild appeal, but the umpire promptly ruled it not out.
However, Sarfaraz Khan, positioned at short leg, was convinced he heard a noise and quickly approached captain Rohit Sharma, taking the initiative and urging for a review. Virat Kohli also rushed in, supporting the decision, and Rohit called for the review with only five seconds left. The decision proved correct, as UltraEdge detected a slight spike when the ball passed near Young’s glove.
Watch the video of the incident below.
Speaking about the match, the wicket reduced New Zealand to 76/2 and gave India a morale boost at the closing of the first session on Day 1.
India have already lost the series opener in Bengaluru and have a task cut-out to turnaround the fortunes and level terms.
At the time of writing this report, New Zealand are now down to 247 for 8 in 77.1 overs with Ajaz Patel and Mitchell Santner currently batting at the crease.
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For India, new addition Washington Sundar has been the difference. Sundar put up a bowling masterclass and managed to register his maiden fifer in the longest format of the game.
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