India vs New Zealand, 1st Test: Currently, the first match of the ongoing three-match Test series between India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ) is being played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. So the third day of play of this match continues today on 18th October.

On the other hand, today in the match, when former captain and veteran batsman Virat Kohli went on the field to bat, he was seen playing his classic and signature cover drive shot. This shot by Kohli was played on the very first ball bowled by bowler William O’Rourke in the 25th over of India’s second innings.

The way Kohli hit the shot, everyone was reminded of vintage Virat Kohli. Also, the video of this special shot of Kohli has been shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on its official X account. Fans are seen reacting very fast on the video.

See how Virat Kohli played this brilliant shot

™️ Virat Kohli ☺️

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— BCCI (@BCCI) October 18, 2024

New Zealand’s first innings all out for 402 runs

On the other hand, if we tell you the condition of this match, after bowling out India for 46 runs in the first innings, New Zealand scored 402 runs in the first innings, and took a strong lead of 356 runs over the host team. For the Kiwi team, opener Devon Conway scored 91 runs, young all-rounder Rachin Ravindra scored 134 runs and Tim Southee played a brilliant inning of 65 runs.

So till the time of writing this news, India has scored 179 runs at the loss of two wickets after 35 overs in the second innings. Currently, Virat Kohli is batting on 42* and Sarfaraz Khan on 48* runs at the crease. For Team India, openers Rohit Sharma (52) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (35) are out.