Overview

• Wagner’s first-person account, aired on the Red Inker Cricket Podcast, was widely reported on August 28–29 and focuses on New Zealand’s fourth-innings tactics at Eden Park in 2014.
• He said persistent short-pitched bowling left Virat Kohli uncertain before a pulled shot on 67 produced a bottom edge to BJ Watling.
• Wagner contrasted Kohli’s discomfort with MS Dhoni’s composure, noting Dhoni’s dismissal for 39 came via a planned slower bouncer late in the chase.
• His spell of 4/62 helped bowl India out for 366 while chasing 407, securing New Zealand’s 40-run win and a 1–0 series lead after the Wellington Test ended in a draw.
• Coverage also reiterates Wagner’s career markers, including his February 2024 retirement after 64 Tests and 260 wickets.