Iyer is also India's third batsman, who has scored fifty in both the innings of Test debut. Former India cricketer Dilawar Hussain and Sunil Gavaskar have the same milestone under their belt.
A seasoned first-class cricketer, Bharat, who has been an India A regular for past three years, was asked to do the wicketkeeping after Wriddhiman Saha complained of stiffness in his neck, minutes before the third's day play.
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On Saturday, Saha complained of a stiff neck, minutes before the third day's play was to start and Bharat, the second keeper doing his own routine, was told to do the job in the middle.
The 29-year-old Young, who scored 14 boundaries in his innings, said it was a rigorous stint with Stead early in his career which helped him to tackle the spinners well.
The left-arm spinner took 5 wickets for 62 runs to bring India back in the first Test against New Zealand. It was his fifth fifer in just seven completed Test innings, an incredible feat in its own way even if he bowled in spin-friendly conditions.
Axar removed Latham, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell and Tim Southee giving away just 62 runs in 34 overs.
The Wankhede stadium has a seating capacity of 30,000. A Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) official said they would try to get the limit increased to 50 per cent.
Axar Patel had a couple of dream sessions when he finally found the ideal pace and turn off the surface to completely derail New Zealand's steady first innings. His final figures read 34-6-62-5 as India got a crucial 49-run first-innings lead, which increased to 63 at stumps.
The incident happened during the 77th over when Ashwin had completed bowling the fourth ball to New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and went across after finishing his bowling action.
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Southee also boasts of the best bowling average by an away pacer since 2018, eclipsing the likes of Pat Cummins, Ishant Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah.
Iyer became the 16th Indian batter to make a hundred on his Test debut, joining an illustrious list that includes the legendary Lala Amarnath, Gundappa Viswanath, and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly among others.
India started the day on 258 for four. Resuming an overnight score of 75, Shreyas Iyer (105 off 171 balls) became the 16th Indian to score a hundred on Test debut.
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New Zealand's first aim will be to break the flourishing partnership between Shreyas Iyer and Ravindra Jadeja. By stumps on the first day, the two had put on 113 runs for the fifth wicket to take India to 254 for four, rescuing the hosts after a wobble in the second session.
Rahane was done in by low bounce when he was expecting the ball from a near 7 feet tall Jamieson to rear up. With 12 Tests without a big score (India might not bat twice), Rahane's record is not reading too well for a stand-in skipper.
Jadeja scored his 17th Test fifty and did his trademark sword celebrations much to the delight of the crowd.
In the debut match, Iyer was asked to bat at the number five position. He completed his fifty in 94 balls with the help of six fours
Iyer became the 302nd player to make his Test debut for the national team and before the toss against New Zealand.
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