New Zealand script glorious win: India v New Zealand, 1st Test review

We review the first Test between India and New Zealand in Bangalore - a magnificent match that will be remembered for a long, long time. Support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points: Pitch-perfect conditions for New Zealand's bowlers The sub-air effect: how Bangalore's drainage system played its part India misreading the pitch and choosing three spinners The decision to bat first under cloudy skies Henry, O'Rourke and Southee: unplayable in the gloom Rachin Ravindra: a superstar in the making The astonishing Sarfaraz-Pant partnership Sarfaraz' unique handiwork Bumrah's spell on the final morning India's potential reaction to this defeat - and thoughts on the surface in Pune Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan ( @sidvee ) Ashoka Kartikeya Date ( @cricketingview ) | Substack | ESPNcricinfo Mahesh Sethuraman ( @cornerd ) * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related: Marvelous New Zealand win in Bangalore - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview Substack Batting magic in Bengaluru as India threaten something special - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo How Rachin Ravindra defanged the Indian spinners - Sandip G - Indian Express