IMAGES from Day 2 of the 1st Test played between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru, on Thursday.
Play resumed after a brief rain interruption on day two of the opening Test between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru on Thursday.
Earlier, India were struggling at 13 for 3 when rain stopped play on the morning of day two.
India lost the wickets of skipper Rohit Sharma (2), Virat Kohli (0) and Sarfaraz Khan (0) early in the morning.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (8) and Rishabh Pant (3) were at the crease as Indian batters struggled against persistent questions asked by New Zealand seamers, for whom Tim Southee, Matt Henry and William O'Rourke claimed one wicket each.
India made two changes to their team, bringing in Sarfaraz Khan for injured batsman Shubman Gill and spinner Kuldeep Yadav for pace bowler Akash Deep.
"The pitch has been under the covers for a couple of days and we do understand it will be sticky to start with," India skipper Rohit Sharma said.
"Keeping that in mind, we wanted to put runs on the board. It's a tricky one because you lose the entire day and have four days to play. A lot can happen over the four days as well and you want to get the result as much as possible."
New Zealand, under new permanent captain Tom Latham, are looking to win their first match against India since 1988. The tourists are without batting anchor Kane Williamson for the match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
They face a daunting task against India, who have won 18 consecutive series on home soil since a 2-1 defeat by England in 2012.
The Black Caps went with three seam bowlers in Tim Southee, William O'Rourke and Matt Henry, who made the most of early overcast conditions.