Washington Sundar produced a stellar outing on Day 1 of the second Test in Pune, picking seven wickets in the first innings.

Washington Sundar picked up a memorable seven-wicket haul to put India in command and also silenced critics who questioned his selection ahead of Kuldeep Yadav in the second Test match against New Zealand.

All-rounder Washington Sundar justified his selection with a career-best 7/59 to help India bowl out New Zealand for 259, but the hosts lost skipper Rohit Sharma early in their first innings when stumps were drawn on day of the second Test,

There is a special link that connects Pune and Washington Sundar. When the city had a franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Washington came in as a replacement player for injured Ravichandran Ashwin and grabbed the attention of onlookers by picking eight wickets in the side’s runners-up finish in 2017.

NZ have been bowled out on 259, with Tim Southee being the last man to go for the Kiwis. Washington Sundar was the star of the Indian bowling, taking 7 wickets for 59 runs only. Meanwhile, Ravichandran Ashwin took the remaining 3 wickets.

India dominated Day 1 of the 2nd Test match in Pune as Ravichandran Ashwin and Washington Sundar picked all 10 wickets in the first innings. Sundar took 7 wickets on his Test comeback on a spinner-friendly pitch.

Indian all-rounder Washington Sundar's impressive bowling performance was highlighted with him picking seven wickets in the second Test match against New Zealand in Pune. This notable achievement came on Day 1,

India’s skipper Rohit Sharma has a huge fan base across the globe as one such incident transpired on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand on Thursday, October 24 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.

After being called to the Indian squad following the first Test against New Zealand and given a place in the playing XI for the second Test straight away, the spin-bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar raised a lot of eyebrows on Thursday morning.

India made three changes for the Pune Test, bringing in Washington Sundar, Akash Deep and Shubman Gill for Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and KL Rahul.

Live Cricket Score, 2nd Test Day 1: India will put on a brave face as they look to put the 1st Test's shock result in the rear view mirror as hosts take on New Zealand in Pune.