India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 4: Sarfaraz looks to lead IND fightback, trail by 125 runs; NZ eye wickets

India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 4: India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant remained off the field after he injured his knee on Thursday, with Dhruv Jurel substituted. It was the same knee Pant hurt in a serious car crash in December 2022 that forced him out of action for more than a year. Meanwhile, the star wicketkeeper batter is expected to come out to bat on Day 4 and rescue India once again.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 4: Rachin Ravindra opened up on his brilliant Test century after Day 3's play in Bengaluru.

“Was just trying to build partnerships. That partnership with Tim (Southee) really helped me out, the objective was clear and we knew what we needed to do. (On Bengaluru) It’s a little bit comforting although the wicket is completely different, nice knowing the surroundings. It’s a lovely wicket to bat. Not really superstitious,” Ravindra said.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 4: Virat Kohli, on Friday, completed 9000 runs in Test cricket during his 70-run mark. In terms of innings taken to reach 9,000 runs, Kohli's 197 innings make him the sixth-slowest to achieve the milestone. The record for the slowest is jointly held by Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Steve Waugh, who both took 216 innings. Kumar Sangakkara holds the record for the fastest to 9,000 runs, achieving it in just 172 innings, followed by Smith and Dravid. Kohli is the slowest among the Indian players in this group, with Dravid taking 174 innings, Tendulkar 179, and Gavaskar 192.

Rachin Ravindra scored his second test hundred as he shepherded New Zealand to a tall total - 402. Ravindra scored 134 runs off 157 balls, and put on 137 runs for the eighth wicket with Tim Southee, who scored 65 runs off 73 balls.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 4: Rohit Sharma put up a solid foundation for India in the second innings with a fine half-century but he once again failed to convert it into a big score. Rohit raced to his half-century, scoring 52 off 63 balls, hitting eight fours and a six. He was bowled in an unfortunate manner, the ball flicking onto the stumps, as India was down to 95-2.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 4: India need to come out on Day 4 with a clear plan in mind about what target they're looking to set for New Zealand. They need Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja to join the party with the bat to score the valuable runs in the lower-middle order to give themselves a chance with the ball.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 4: The onus is now on Sarfaraz Khan (70*) to rescue the hosts on Day 4, he is already well set in the middle and managed to put pressure on the kiwi bowlers on Day 3. He is known for scoring daddy hundreds in domestic cricket and needs to replicate the same on the big stage now.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 4: It was an unfortunate end of Day 3 for India as they lost a well-set Virat Kohli on the final ball to lose control of the innings. Kohli, who batted with a lot of control and attacked the spinners, scored 70 and missed out on his Test century.

India vs New Zealand Live Score 1st Test Day 4: Hello and welcome to our live blog of Day 4 of first Test match between India and New Zealand from Bengaluru.