Mitchell Santner reveals his 'shock' at dismissing Virat Kohli with full toss

The 32-year-old New Zealand National Cricket Team all-rounder Mitchell Santner has expressed his shock over the dismissal of the superstar India National Cricket Team batter Virat Kohli off a full toss in the second Test match.

India and New Zealand are facing off each other in the second Test of the three-match series at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune and two days have already been played.

Watch: Mitchell Santner dismisses Virat Kohli with a full toss

Virat Kohli once again failed with the bat in Test cricket as he was able to score just 1 run off 9 balls in the first innings of the Pune Test. The dismissal of Virat Kohli became a major talking point with several experts slamming him for his poor shot.

The former India National Cricket Team cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar went one step further and labeled it as the worst shot of Virat Kohli's career.

Notably, the left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner bowled a juicy full toss to Kohli, which had boundary written all over it. However, to everyone's surprise, the India batter played across the line, missed the ball completely, and saw his stumps getting rattled. Watch here:

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Virat Kohli's wicket was also the turning point of the innings as it triggered a batting collapse, and the home team were bundled out for 156 in 45.3 overs.

It was more of a shock to get Kohli out like that - Mitchell Santner

After the conclusion of the play on day 2, Santner was asked about the dismissal of Kohli during the interaction with the media. In response, the Kiwi all-rounder said that he himself was shocked to see the manner in which the Indian batter got out. He further emphasized that the change in pace was key on day 2.

"It was more of a shock to get Kohli out like that. It was more of a slower delivery. The change of pace was the key today," he said at the post-day press conference, as quoted by RevSportz.

The pace at which Santner bowled today was spot on - Morne Morkel

India National Cricket Team bowling coach Morne Morkel attended the press conference from the Indian team after day 2, and he lauded the Kiwi bowlers for doing a great job in the match.

Morne Morkel gave a special mention to Santner for bowling at a good pace and admitted that the Black Caps made the rotation of strike very tough for the Indian batters. He also expressed disappointment over the performance of the Indian batting unit. Morne Morkel stated:

"I think they bowled very well in partnership. It was hard to rotate the strike. To keep the scoreboard ticking was important. The pace at which Santner bowled today was spot on. Arriving here 1-0, we were confident that we will bat big but it just didn't happen."

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