The crowd at the MCA Stadium in Pune urged Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma to make Virat Kohli bowl on Day 1 of the second Test match against New Zealand on Thursday.
It was a good show from the Indian bowlers to mount a comeback just before tea but there was a period of time when they struggled against Devon Conway and then against Rachin Ravindra.
During the 46th over, the crowd was heard chanting "Kohli ko bowling do (Give the bowling to Kohli)". It was a day filled with chants from the crowd as at one point, "RCB RCB" chants were also heard when Virat was fielding at the boundary.
Fans were continuously shouting ‘Kohli ko bowling do' chantsBiggest Crowd Puller @imVkohlipic.twitter.com/mg3XXjULCp Half-centuries from Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra did their damage, however, timely scalps from spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Washington Sundar pulled back momentum to the hosts at tea.