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Tall seamer Kyle Jamieson had a dream debut picking up 3/38 in 14 overs as it was generally a struggle for the batsmen on a juicy first day track at the Basin Reserve.
The Indian vice-captain advised young wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant to accept the fact that he is going through a rough patch and therefore work on his shortcomings.
Pace spearheads Tim Southee and Trent Boult returned to the side after missing New Zealand's last Test against Australia in early January and combined to take 14 of the 20 Indian wickets to fall at the Basin Reserve.
The 33-year-old won Cricket Australia's Allan Border medal for being the player of the year on Monday, completing an emotional turnaround after the ignominy of being suspended for ball tampering in 2018.
The decision was taken after the 26-year-old all-rounder consulted spinal surgeon James Allibone in the UK.
After the high of T20I series whitewash, the Indians lost the three-match ODI series after conceding an unassailable 0-2 lead following a 22-run defeat to New Zealand in the second match at Auckland on Saturday.
The required target of nine runs was knocked off by New Zealand without much ado for their 100th Test win.
Indian head coach Ravi Shastri had thundered that his boys will play like the No. 1 team in the two-match series and he has been forced to eat his words by the Kiwis in the opening Test.
Rahane further called on his teammates to practice negating the awkward angles that Neil Wagner and company can create at the Hagley Oval.
Kyle Jamieson is almost certain to retain his place in the team for the match, starting on Saturday at Hagley Oval, despite the return of Neil Wagner, who missed the Wellington game due to the birth of his first child.
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