WTC final: Virat Kohli leads India revival before bad light intervenes

Virat Kohli led India's revival and steered his team to 146-3 against New Zealand before bad light stopped play in the weather-marred World Test Championship (WTC) final on Saturday. 

SOUTHAMPTON: Skipper Virat Kohli led India's revival and steered his team to 146-3 against New Zealand before bad light stopped play in the weather-marred World Test Championship (WTC) final on Saturday. Kohli had raised 58 runs with Ajinkya Rahane when the players were forced off in fading light at the Ageas Bowl with only 9.1 overs played in the final session. The India captain, like several of his team mates, stood outside the crease to try to negate any swing and played the moving ball quite late for his unbeaten 44. Rahane, batting on 29, looked cagey initially but gamely hung on to feature in India`s second 50-plus partnership. "Credit to all the batters, they showed good restraint. We have ended the day very well," India's batting coach Vikram Rathour said. "Anything more than 250 will be a reasonable score in these conditions."