5 talking points from the third Test between India and New Zealand at Indore

Martin Guptill’s earnest attempt to salvage Test career

Guptill scored a fighting 72 in the first innings

A limited-overs powerhouse, Guptill has just not been able to bring the same success to his game in the whites. An average of 29 doesn’t give justice to his immense talent and indubitable match-winning skills. With serious doubts over his Test career, Guptill dug in to score a doughty 72 before he was run out in unlucky fashion off the bowling of Ravichandran Ashwin in the first innings.

In the second innings, Tom Latham’s early departure put loads of pressure on the right-hander to make another notable contribution. He received blows on his body while facing the new ball, but carried on, earnestly attempting a career-changing knock. It wasn’t meant to be, as he couldn’t go past 29.