India is currently riding high on confidence after their grueling and successful tour of Australia. They tied the three-match T20I series to start their campaign, winning the third match of the series courtesy of Indian captain Virat Kohli’s half-century. They were yet to win a Test series on Australian soil in their 71-year-old history against the Aussies but managed to enter the record books with a 2-1 victory.

Kohli and his men won the first Test at the Adelaide Oval, however, they faced a defeat at the New Perth Stadium by 146 runs. Nevertheless, India came back to win the third Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and then drew the last Test in Sydney. The ODI series didn’t start on a happy note for them as they lost at the SCG despite Rohit Sharma’s superlative knock of 133 runs.

Instead of giving up, India won the second and third ODI in Adelaide and Melbourne respectively to win their maiden ODI bilateral series in Australia. Now they set to travel to New Zealand for a five-match ODI series and a three-match T20I series. Napier, Mount Maunganui, Hamilton, Wellington, and Auckland will play hosts to the limited-overs series.

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In the meantime, former Kiwi all-rounder Scott Styris has challenged India before the tour. He took to Twitter and wrote, “Well done @BCCI ..entree is over time for the main course!!!,”

Here is Styris’s tweet:

Well done @BCCI ..entree is over time for the main course!!!

— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris) January 18, 2019

India last toured New Zealand back in January-February 2014. The journey was nothing but a forgettable nightmare for the visiting team. Under the leadership of MS Dhoni, they lost the five-match ODI series 4-0 and only managed to evade a defeat at the Eden Park in Auckland where the match was tied. The Black Caps won the first Test match in Auckland itself and the second Test in Wellington turned out to be a draw.