Bengaluru's 'Local boy' Rachin Ravindra continued his love-affair with M chinnaswamy Stadium as he notched up his maiden hundred against India during Day 3 of the 1st Test. This was the first hundred by a New Zealand batter in 12 years in the Test format.

Virat Kohli became the fourth Indian batter to score 9000 Test runs during the first match between India and New Zealand at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday.

India’s vaunted batting line-up was skittled for their lowest Test total at home as New Zealand’s seamers bowled them out for just 46 in Bengaluru.

Virat Kohli becomes the slowest Indian to reach 9000 Test runs during a match against New Zealand. Achieving this in 197 innings, Kohli joins Tendulkar, Dravid, and Gavaskar in this elite club.

Virat Kohli led India's fightback in the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru but got out on the last ball of the day after a crucial innings of 70 on Friday. India reached 231-3 at stumps and still trailed the Black Caps by 125 runs after off-spinner Glenn Phillips got Kohli caught behind.

India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss Thursday and decided to bat first in the rain-affected opening cricket test against New Zealand. Persistent rain prevented any play on the first day Wednesday after heavy showers in the preceding 48 hours.

Virat Kohli became just the fourth Indian batter to record 9000 runs in Tests after smashing a brilliant fifty on Day 3 of the first Test against New Zealand.