Kohli helps India rebuild

Indian athletics trailblazer Milkha Singh, the man dubbed "The Flying Sikh" for his Olympic and Asian Games exploits, died Friday at the age of 91 after contracting Covid-19. Singh won gold medals at the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games. However, he shot to fame at the 1960 Olympics in Rome when he finished fourth in the 400m after a photo-finish was required to decide the winner.

India captain Virat Kohli took on a rebuilding job for his team on Saturday, taking them to 134 for 3 before bad light stopped the match for the second time, just after tea, on the first day of play in the rain-marred World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand at the Ageas Bowl on Saturday. Trent Boult dismissed the dour Cheteshwar Pujara after lunch before Kohli combined with deputy Ajinkya Rahane to try to shore up the innings. Kohli was batting on 40, while Rahane was on 22. After persistent rain washed out the entire opening day on Friday, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson unsurprisingly elected to field after winning the toss. Under an overcast sky, India scored 69 runs but lost both their set openers in an evenly balanced morning session. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill raised 62 runs for the opening partnership, negating the moving ball by standing outside the crease.

Organisers have allocated one reserve day to make up for lost time.