Five players, including Virat Kohli and KL Rahul, registered ducks as India achieved a new low at home in the first innings of the opening Test match against New Zealand on Thursday. Shubman Gill's unavailability further exposed India's batting struggles in red-ball cricket.

"We don't want to touch KL's batting position much, he has found a place at 6 so let's give him a rope there, same with Sarfaraz, So Virat was the one who wanted to take the responsibility and that's a good sign of players taking responsibility," Rohit said after Day 2's play.

India have been challenged massively at home by New Zealand as they have been bundled out for just 46 runs in the ongoing Test match in Bengaluru. The disappointment aside, social media is buzzing with hilarious memes as RCB's 49 all-out record has been broken in Test cricket.

India have been bowled out for their third-lowest total in Test history in the ongoing first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru. The hosts were skittled for just 46 runs in 31.2 overs bringing back the horror memories of 36 all-out in Adelaide four years ago.

India have found themselves in trouble in the first Test against New Zealand at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After opting to bat first, the hosts collapsed to lose seven wickets for just 34 runs registering an embarrassing record for the first time in Indian cricket history.

Virat Kohli, who was batting out of position, got out for a nine-ball duck to New Zealand's emerging pacer Will O'Rourke. Will O'Rourke got the ball to move in sharply as it took Kohli's glove and was safely held at leg gully.

"What truly stood out to me was your belief in that ability. You had a crazy amount of belief that you could execute whatever you wanted to on a cricket field, and you normally did. That is why you ended up being so special," Virat Kohli wrote.

Virat Kohli scored 99 runs during the two-match Test series against Bangladesh on home soil recently. The right-handed batter scored his runs at an average of 33.00 and was the fifth-leading run-getter for India in the series.

Virat Kohli's form in Tests hasn't been great since 2019. He has scored only two centuries in the longest format in last five years and his last 100-plus score came against West Indies in July 2023. He has gone eight innings without a century now and will be aiming to score runs vs New Zealand.

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Ratan Tata's foray into cricket has a long history. The Tata Group was the sponsor of the Titan Cup in 1996 - a triangular series which was played between India, Australia and South Africa. India had participated in the tournament under the leadership of Sachin Tendulkar.

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On his return to red-ball cricket, the star batter Virat Kohli scored 99 runs in four innings against Bangladesh in the recent Test series at home. Kohli gained six places in the updated ICC Men's batting rankings to enter the top ten.

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Rohit Sharma-led Indian team registered a 2-0 Test series win against Bangladesh to register their 18th consecutive series win at home. Rohit also claimed his 12th win as a captain to set a new record in the World Test Championship history.

Team India wrapped up a successful series against Bangladesh with a 2-0 win following a magnificent all-round performance to seal the Kanpur clash. Yashasvi Jaiswal was named the player of the match for a couple of half-centuries while R Ashwin was adjudged the player of the series.