Talented New Zealand batter Rachin Ravindra shared that Virat Kohli’s wicket on the last ball of play on Day 3 of the Bengaluru Test on Friday, October 18 was very important. He also added that the Kiwis are hopeful of getting a few more wickets in the morning on Day 4 of the Test match as well.

Speaking after the end of Day 3, Ravindra said (as quoted by PTI): “It’s pretty hard to crystal-ball gaze into the future. It’s a quality batting line-up on a wicket that’s not doing too much, so it’s important for us to hold our lines and lengths and do that for long periods. But I think Kohli’s wicket at the end was very important. Obviously, he’s a guy who has scored 9,000-plus Test runs, which is pretty mind-blowing, but for us it was a huge wicket. We know things happen quickly in this part of the world, so, hopefully, we can stick at it and get a few wickets in the morning.”

However, before Team India’s batters put up a great show, Rachin Ravindra dominated with the bat for New Zealand, scoring 134 off 157 balls, hitting 13 fours and 4 sixes. He had scored a century in Bengaluru during the ODI World Cup last year too as well.

“Obviously, having my dad in the crowd is massive. A lot of family who are watching the game, probably at the stadium and then at home on TV. I know they’re very, very proud and it makes me happy. I know dad and mum would be very, very proud of that.”Me being able to play in their hometown where they grew up is pretty special. Like I always say, I’m fully Kiwi, 100% Kiwi, but it’s nice to have that Indian heritage base here in Bengaluru,” Rachin Ravindra concluded.