This was after stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane and his deputy Cheteshwar Pujara’s saga of failures continued as India were tottering at 51 for five in the morning session and then 103 for six when Ashwin left in the post-lunch session. India’s overall lead is already 216, which could well be a winning score as Iyer (65 off 125 balls) forged two significant partnerships - 52 for the sixth wicket with Ravichandran Ashwin (32 off 62 balls) and 64 runs for the seventh wicket with Wriddhiman Saha (22 batting 69 balls), who is also fighting to save his place in the team. Shreyas Iyer’s dream debut just got better as he followed his first innings hundred with a fine half-century under immense pressure as India survived a collapse to reach 167 for seven at tea on the fourth day of the opening Test against New Zealand.
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