New Zealand crushed India in a brutal 10-minute stretch at the end of a test day. With only a few overs left, India just needed to stay solid. Instead, things fell apart fast. Jaiswal, who was playing steady, suddenly went for a reverse sweep and missed badly. Bowled clean through. Then instead of sending in Kohli, India brought out nightwatchman Siraj, whose job was just to survive the last few balls. He lasted one. Skidded delivery caught him on the back leg, and he wasted a review in the process. Two quick wickets lost.
Kohli finally came out, but the damage was done. He tried to settle things with some safe shot selection, but then came the bad call. A full toss tempted Kohli, he swung and got a boundary. Then another one came in, and he tried to grab a single. Poor judgment. Henry threw him out with a direct hit. Three wickets gone in just over 10 balls. What had been a decent day turned into a disaster. India ended up in a bad spot for the next day, with the dressing room stunned and players shaking their heads. They completely lost control when they should’ve been locking it down.