Luke Ronchi and Martin Guptill combined to give the New Zealand team management a selection headache sooner than they would have anticipated
Ajinkya Rahane, the only centurion in India's last home series, has spoken of the need to bat better against the New Zealand spinners, who are a more formidable test than Simon Harmer, Imran Tahir and Dane Piedt
Luke Ronchi and Martin Guptill combined to give the New Zealand team management a selection headache sooner than they would have anticipated
Suryakumar Yadav, Kaustubh Pawar, Siddhesh Lad, Arman Jaffer and Aditya Tare continued the tradition of Indian domestic batsmen softening up touring spinners, as New Zealanders' trio of slow bowlers went for 263 in 51 overs
New Zealanders showed positive intent with the bat against a non-threatening Mumbai attack on a non-threatening track on the first day of the warm-up game in Delhi
New Zealand's only warm-up match in a tour played during India's off-season will be played on a pitch that bears little resemblance to the raging turners that they are likely to confront during the Test matches
