Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli defiant in dispute with umpires over bad light call on Day 4

After a disastrous first innings where India were bowled out for just 46 runs, nobody would have expected them to come back and win the first Test against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. However, Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant defied all odds by playing exceptional innings of 150 and 99 respectively, leading India's remarkable fightback. Unfortunately, once these two batsmen were dismissed, New Zealand quickly cleaned up the tail, with India losing their last seven wickets for just 54 runs. Despite this collapse, India managed to take a lead of 106 runs before being bundled out.

With the ball in hand, India were looking to put in a dominant show, as the overcast conditions gave favourable bowling conditions to the hosts for the very first time in the Test. However, just four days into the innings, umpires called bad light, and the players had to make their way out of the field.

However, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were not pleased with the onfield umpires call, and the duo were seen arguing with both Paul Reiffel and Michael Gough. As the duo were arguing with the umpires, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Siraj also came in close to see what the discussion is all about.

After stumps were eventually called on Day 4, Rohit Sharma was also seen chatting with match referee David Boon. The duo were involved in quite an animated chat, and going by the visuals, it seems David Boon was trying to make Rohit understand the situation behind umpires calling for bad light.

It is not sure what Rohit Sharma was asking the umpires, but it can be assumed that Rohit could have been asking the umpires whether he could bowl spin.

For the unversed, the umpires had taken a reading on Day 2 for badlight, and this was looked as the benchmark.

As soon as the players went off for bad light, the groundstaff brought the covers on. The Indian team then made its way back in the dressing room.

Soon after, rain started to come down heavily, and stumps were eventually called. New Zealand now needs 107 runs to win the first Test and go 1-0 up in the three-match series.

Coming back to the ongoing match, India were bundled out for 462 in their second innings. Sarfaraz Khan was the top-scorer as he played a knock of 150 runs. Rishabh Pant was dismissed in the nineties for the seventh time in his Test career.

For New Zealand, William O'Rourke was the pick of the bowlers in the second innings as he took the crucial wickets of Rishabh Pant. He also dismissed KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja.