Lunch, day 1:
A new city, a new venue, nearly 20,000 people flocking in the first session itself and the start couldn't get more Indian. With a dry cracked up batting beauty rolled out and Virat Kohli mastering the game of probabilities with his cent percent record with the toss at home, the familiar script has played itself over the first two hours. The advent of spin coming on within the first 30 minutes of play only exemplifies the new thought process that seems to have gripped the Kiwis. An inspired move unleashed and it gobbled up Vijay, who took it on his ego to toy around with Patel right away. Gautam Gambhir on the other hand, coming back in after a prolonged 26-month interval too looked in a hurry as he treated the already noisy crowd to a flurry of boundaries. Just when things seemed to be headed towards a one-way traffic mode, Boult unearthed signs of what might unfold over the next few days with a real scooter to get rid of Gautam Gambhir. With the Indian skipper and the rock of Pujara at the crease, another intriguing session beckons..
Source: Cricbuzz