Just another day in the office for Pujara Gaurav Joshi sports@ mid- day. com Hamilton: The first day of Indiau2019s practice match against New Zealand XI turned out to be just another day in the office for Cheteshwar Pujara.

The pitch had a tinge of green, the bounce was spongy and the NZ XI pace battery had plenty of zip. India slumped to 5- 3 before crashing to 38- 4 inside 90 minutes. The situation demanded extreme caution.