Internet Desk: After a convincing 4-1 ODI series against Australia, Virat Kohli & Co. are ready to lock horns with New Zealand which will start from October 22. Ahead of that after reaching to India, New Zealand star middle-order batsman Ross Taylor posted a photo of from his hotel room with a caption,”Nice to be back in India. #jetlagged.”
The Kiwis will play three ODIs and three T20Is during their short tour of India. The Men in Blue will play the first ODI in Pune on October 22, which will be followed by the second ODI in Pune and the final one in Kanpur. Later both the teams will play a three-match T20 series in New Delhi, Cuttack and Rajkot. The visitors will be playing their first ever ODI bilateral series of 2017.
The Kiwis last played in India back in September 2016, where they played five ODIs and three Test matches. The Indian cricket team whitewashed New Zealand 3-0 in the Test series and won the limited overs series 3-2.
Before the series starts, they will play two warm-up games against the Board President’s XI, on October 17 and 19 at the CCI.