Watch: Virat Kohli Full-Toss Dismissal Raises Eyebrows in IND vs NZ

Shubman Gill was dismissed for a 30-ball 72 soon after the total reached fifty, but India started the day on 16-1. Kohli came to the crease after Gill was dismissed, but the former India captain was dismissed for yet another low score. On Day 2 of the second Test match between India and New Zealand, India's top batsman, Virat Kohli, was dismissed for a nine-ball knock, scoring just one run in the first innings. He was fired in a very un-Kohli manner, though. He hit the mark against Mitchell Santner with a similar delivery.

After missing the straight ball, he was clearly furious and dejected as he walked back to the pavilion. For a long time now, Virat Kohli has been having trouble with spin. He has been outscored 21 times out of 26 by Asian spinners since 2021, with 10 of those dismissals coming against left-arm orthodox bowlers, against whom he averages 27.10.

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Santner's second scalp of the morning was Kohli. Only in his last over did he capture Shubman Gill's plumb in front with a ball that continued to smash into his front pad with the arm. Paul Reiffel, the umpire, raised his finger without hesitation. The fact that a useful spinner like Glenn Phillips entered the assault as late as India's 27th over was unexpected enough. After four deliveries, he demonstrated why Tom Latham ought to have called him on earlier by delivering a masterfully crafted length that even the erratic Yashasvi Jaiswal could not withstand.

Daryl Mitchell was the first to cling to a slim chance. India lost their fourth batter as a result, and the hosts are now struggling to maintain a sizable lead. Given the deviation the Kiwi spinners are getting off the track, it looks like it will be a difficult challenge for the hitters in the crease and those who will follow.

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