BENGALURU: One of the most indelible images of the day — on a day full of them — was slip fielder KL Rahul ducking from a Tom Latham edge that whizzed past him at comfortable catching height. This was just after New Zealand had overhauled India’s first-innings score. Rahul’s reaction was that he just didn’t see it, read it, or even anticipate it. It summed up India’s dismal performance on the second day of the first Test against New Zealand.
Consider this statistic: India were 46 all out in 31.2 overs in 163 minutes, New Zealand were 48 for no loss in 12.2 overs in 57 minutes. It was a narrative of contrasts on Thursday.
