Hamilton: It won't be an exaggeration to say that even an inter-school match in India would draw more people than at Seddon Park here on Day One of the practice game against New Zealand XI on Friday. In fact, there were more people in the media box than in the stands.

Choosing to bat, India lost Prithvi Shaw (0), Mayank Agarwal (1) and Shubman Gill (0) inside the first 38 balls. With Ajinkya Rahane (18 off 30 balls) too perishing shortly after, the Virat Kohli-less Indians were in a spot of bother at 38-4.