Rohit Sharma's captaincy came under the scanner when New Zealand were allowed to stretch their lead in the second innings without any pressure. Former coach Ravi Shastri questioned the defensive field placements in the post-Lunch session on Friday.

New Zealand extended their lead over India to more than 200 runs on Day 2 of the second Test at the MCA Stadium in Pune, with captain Tom Latham playing a crucial half-century in their second innings.

Latham (37 not out) and Young (23) overcame the early hiccup of losing Devon Conway by stitching together a 42-run partnership after Kiwi spinner Mitchell Santner had demolished the Indian batting line-up for 156 in the first innings with career-best figures of 7/53 in 19.3 overs.