The neck stiffness was one of the reasons why Saha hadn't been on keeping duties during New Zealand's first innings. Bharat, who kept wickets in place of him, earned accolades for his keeping in the first innings, taking two catches while effecting an athletic stumping of Tom Latham.
India, after declaring at 234/7, have set a target of 284 for New Zealand. The hosts need to pick nine wickets on day five to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
