India, March 7 -- A team of khaki-clad policemen enjoyed a light moment, capturing selfies at the Narendra Modi stadium in its raw form before The Day. If Mitchell Santner had the time, he might have wanted to bring out his smartphone too, to capture the pitch, just like Pat Cummins did a day before November 19, 2023.

Santner is allowed a brief glance of the 22 yards as the hessian cloth is uncovered to take some Saturday afternoon sun.

Minutes before, in his pre-match press conference, Santner broke away from the good-boy Kiwi image. "We wouldn't mind breaking a few hearts to win the trophy," he quipped. Leading up to match-time on Sunday, Santner's quotable quote would be in the headlines the same way as Cummins' did - 'We want to sil...