IND vs NZ 2nd Test: Virat Kohli and Umpire’s Call, this is a match made in heaven, but certainly, nothing can’t be taken away from New Zealand, especially Mitchell Santner, their joker in the pack. There had been a lot of talk about the Pune pitch and how it was meant to assist the spinners. But how things have turned out for India is beyond imagination. Superstars such as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli failed in both the innings of the Pune Test, a match that had the series on the line for India.

Virat Kohli’s Horrific Run In Red Ball Cricket Continues

Former India captain has always prioritized Test cricket throughout his career and has played many memorable knocks for India in the past. But as things as of now, Kohli has been underperforming and is failing to score even fifties. Kohli’s woes against spin bowlers, especially left arm spinners. India needed 359 runs in Pune to win the Test match and save the series.

This is when, Indian cricket fans and experts expected the former India captain to step up and deliver, but much to his and the team’s misfortune, Santner got the better of Kohli, once again. The Chennai Super Kings and the Kiwi left arm spinner dismissed Virat when he was batting on 17 off 40 deliveries. The decision was referred, but it ended up being an umpire’s call and Kohli forced to walk. As soon as Kohli was dismissed, Indian Cricket Team fans took to X (formerly known as Twitter) and shared their disappointment

Here’s How The Netizens Reacted

World Test Championship Finals: A Distant Dream For India

India will need to regroup as an unit and see what went wrong for them. If India are to lose the Pune Test match, the they’ll have to win four Test matches in their remaining six games, five of them come against Australia, in Australia, later this year.