500* - A Test Of Time: A befitting comic book to commemorate India's landmark 500th Test

Of showmanship and bonhomie

However, more agony was to be sprinkled on the Kiwis as Jadeja and the lower order waited in anticipation. Rohit Sharma shed his indifferent form to ram home the advantage with a 93-ball 68. The bowlers were tired after spending a significant amount of time under extremely humid conditions.

Sensing the need to score quickly in order to hasten the declaration, Jadeja flayed at the tired New Zealand attack and plundered a half-century at a strike-rate of 86.20. He even took the viewers to a trip down memory lane with his trademark sword-like celebration that had sent the Lord’s crowd into a tizzy during the 2014 series. Kohli decided to relieve the visitors of further duress by calling his batsmen back.