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Former India batsman VVS Laxman was unhappy with Virat Kohli's tactics during the first session of the third day's play and said that it could cost India the match going forward. Laxman was unhappy with how India let New Zealand off the hook and allowed them to score way more than they should have.

India got two early wickets on day three of the first Test in Wellington and looked set to bowl New Zealand out under a lead of 100 but Colin de Grandhomme, debutant Kyle Jamieson and Trent Boult smacked the Indian bowler's around and took the hosts to lead to 183 and Laxman feels that India will be ruing the fact later on.

"After getting Tim Southee’s wicket, India let off New Zealand, at one stage it seemed they would not get even 100 runs lead but the partnership between Jamieson and Colin de Grandhomme got them to 183 runs lead. India will be ruing the fact - they were very defensive, tactics used by Virat Kohli were not right, especially when the second new ball was in operation," Laxman said.