Former New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull has gone on to claim that the Indian batters are no longer the best players of spin after the shocking first-innings performance against New Zealand.
Starting the day on 16-1 in response to New Zealand’s 259, the Indian batting came to a stuttering end in the second session with the hosts conceding a lead of 103.
Ravindra Jadeja counter-attacked with a quickfire 38 before Santner trapped the left-hander lbw for his first five-wicket haul in 29 Test appearances.
He got two more to wrap up the innings and raise Starting the day on 16-1 in response to New Zealand’s 259, the Indian batting came to a stuttering end in the second session with the hosts conceding a lead of 103.
New Zealand 259 and 198 for 5 (Latham 86, Blundell 30*, Washington 4-56) lead India 156 (Jadeja 38, Santner 7-53, Phillips 2-26) by 301 runs