A stiff neck prevented India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha from taking the sphere on the fifth day of the primary Test towards New Zealand right here on Monday.
Saha scored an unbeaten 61 on the fourth day to place India in a powerful place after the hosts misplaced 5 for 51.
Update : Wriddhiman Saha felt a stiffness in his neck whereas preserving within the second innings. It was affecting his motion throughout wicketkeeping. KS Bharat will preserve wicket on the fifth day in his absence.#teamindia #INDvNZ @paytm pic.twitter.com/h3BfWYGnft
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“Wriddhiman Saha felt a stiff neck whereas preserving within the second innings. It was affecting his motion throughout wicketkeeping. KS Bharat will preserve wickets in his absence on the fifth day.
Saha, who performed instead of rested Rishabh Pant, additionally couldn’t sustain for almost all of the primary innings, with Bharat proving to be a succesful alternative.
India set a decent goal of 284 for New Zealand to win, after declaring their second innings at 234 for 7 on Day 4.
New Zealand have been 4 for 1 until stumps.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
