After a short break, the Indian team are back in action as they take on gritty Kiwis in a three-match ODI series. The Men in Blue are on a high after comprehensively beating world champions Australia in ODI and T20 series and going by the form, the Black Caps will have to come up with a special effort to make a mark against the hosts.
The tourist visited India last year around the same time but unlike last year, the Kiwis won’t battle in Tests instead in limited over series. New Zealand's batsmen know they will have to subdue India's spinners if they are to have any chance of winning their three-match One Day International series.
Kiwi batsman Tom Latham said the visitors were leaving no stone unturned in seeking a way to counter the Indian pair, who come into the series in the best form of their careers.
The hosts, second in the ODI rankings, are expected to complement the two spinners with fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Virat Kohli's India, which swept the three-match Test series against the Black Caps last year, can regain the top ODI spot from South Africa if they win the series 3-0.