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- Updated: September 30, 2016
Toss India chose to bat v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details
With New Zealand sending Ross Taylor out for the toss, it was clear Kane Williamson was unable to recover from fever and had to sit out the Kolkata Test, one they have to win to keep the series alive. If they thought a change of captains would address their luck with the toss, Virat Kohli won it for the sixth time in a row at home and chose to bat.
The Eden Gardens square had been relaid for the 2016-17 season and the brand new pitch sported a bit of green. Kohli expected a challenge for the batsmen against the new ball – which was why he included specialist swing bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the Indian XI – …
