REVIVAL MODE India bounces back with Kohli, Rohit, and Sarfaraz fifties on Day 3

 By our Special Correspondent

A counter attacking India kept alive the hopes of a miracle turnaround through free-flowing fifties from the troika of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Sarfaraz Khan, reaching 231 for three in their second innings on the third day of the Test against New Zealand here on Friday.

     Kohli (70), who completed 9,000 Test runs during the course of his knock, got out to Glenn Philips off the last ball of the day, edging him to Tom Blundell, leaving Sarfaraz (70) at the crease at close. The deficit at the end of an overcast day was a less intimidating 125.