India captain Rohit Sharma has won the toss and decided to bat first in the rain-affected opening test against New Zealand.

Live Cricket Score, 1st Test Day 2: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat against Tom Latham's New Zealand on Day 2 of the first of the three-match Test series at the M.Chinnaswamy

Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin were the five batters dismissed on duck against the Kiwis at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru

And the wicket comes at last. It has been coming for quite a while and finally, Southee sends one scything through an expansive drive from Rohit. The Indian captain charges down the track, trying to drive off the length and put pressure back on the bowlers who are absolutely ruling the roost at the moment.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat in the first Test match against New Zealand at M Chinnasawmy Stadium in Bengaluru.

India are locking horns with New Zealand in the first Test against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. While Day 1 was called off without a ball being bowled due to rain, India opted to bat first on Day 2 with India captain Rohit Sharma winning the toss.

A change yet again for KL Rahul, which Anil Kumble jokingly says comes with the name, referring to the number of times his longtime teammate Rahul Dravid moved up and down the order over the course of his prolific career.

Day One of the IND vs NZ 1st Test was abandoned after rain of varying intensity washed out the second session on Wednesday. The umpires and other match officials did inspect the ground around 2 PM, as rains relented a bit for the first time on the day.

Staying true to the weather forecasts, the morning session of the first Test between India and New Zealand at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium as incessant rain didn't even allow the toss to happen.