Sarfaraz said it was decided that they won't go for quick runs while batting with Pant but the excitement of getting to his maiden Test century got to him.

Sarfaraz Khan shared the mix-up incident between him and Rishabh Pant where the duo was involved in a near-miss run-out situation on Day 4 of the first Test against New Zealand.

Suryakumar Yadav says, "His body type might make him look fat but if you ask him to bat 450 balls, score double hundred, triple hundred, daddy hundred, he has that skill."

Rishabh Pant (99) missed out on a hundred yet again, falling agonisingly on 99, after Sarfaraz Khan's departure for 150 as New Zealand seized the momentum by keeping India to 438 for six at tea on the

It took him four Test matches to get there, but the Mumbai run machine’s first 150 score in international cricket on Saturday added to his pile of 10 previous 150 or more scores in first-class cricket,

While Kohli was dismissed on the final ball of Day 3, Sarfaraz hit his maiden Test century on Saturday. Rishabh Pant too joined the party, smashing 53 off just 56 balls before rain returned at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

KL Rahul opened his account with a boundary here. India need him to do what Sarfaraz Khan was doing - finding boundaries at regular intervals to keep the scoreboard moving. India will try to force a result in their favour from here and for that Pant and Rahul have to bat for the entire day here.

New Zealand hit back after smashing knocks by India's Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant on a rain-hit day four of the first Test on Saturday, with the tourists needing 107 for victory. New Zealand will attempt on Sunday's final day to wrap up their first victory over India since 1988.

The second new-ball burst saw India lose seven wickets for 54 runs; NZ need 107 runs to win the Bengaluru Test on the final day