Updated On: 15 February, 2020 07:19 AM IST | Hamilton | Gaurav Joshi
On 93, he miscued a pull and was caught at first slip. By the time he walked back to the pavilion, the clock had ticked past 5 pm and Cheteshwar Pujara's usual day at the office had come to an end.

Cheteshwar Pujara.
Hamilton: The first day of India's practice match against New Zealand XI turned out to be just another day in the office for Cheteshwar Pujara.
The pitch had a tinge of green, the bounce was spongy and the NZ XI pace battery had plenty of zip. India slumped to 5-3 before crashing to 38-4 inside 90 minutes. The situation demanded extreme caution. Enter, Pujara, who thrives on the cautious approach given his brilliant temperament. Pujara's mind is trained for exactly such passages of play.