Santner kept hitting the rough with cunning pace variations and came away with 7 for 53, which included the wicket of Kohli with a full-toss

W ith the crowd at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune going bonkers at the sight of Virat Kohli walking out to bat in the middle, all-rounder Mitchell Santner was jus

New Zealand, benefitting from Mitchell Santner's career-best seven-wicket haul and Tom Latham's half-century, lead India by 301 runs at the end of the second day of the second Test. Santner's pivotal performance highlighted India's struggle against spin and contributed significantly to their collapse for 156.

Ace Kiwi allrounder Mitchell Santner’s seven-for handed New Zealand a handy 103-run lead in the first innings on a low, slow surface, which the Kiwis stretched to 301 by the end of play. They will now look to extend that lead to as big as possible and then leave India to chase it down on a deteriorating track.

The left-arm spinner's outstanding spell included the scalp of Kohli as India collapsed to 156 all out in the first innings.

New Zealand left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner revealed that he was left shocked after Virat Kohli's dismissal on a full toss on Day 2 of the second Test against New Zealand in Pune.

Having spun the second Test and, perhaps, the series in New Zealand’s favour with his career-best 7/53, Mitchell Santner admitted it was ‘shocking’ to clean up Virat Kohli on a full toss here on Frida