IND vs NZ Test Series: left handed batsman Tom Latham To Recently appointed as the new full-time Test captain of New Zealand and he has replaced Tim Southee. The 32-year-old Latham is set to lead the Black Caps in the upcoming three-match Test series against India, starting on October 16. He will lead New Zealand as full-time captain for the first time.

The decision to give this responsibility to Latham has been taken after New Zealand’s 2-0 defeat against Sri Lanka under the captaincy of Saudi. The upcoming series against India will be a big challenge for Latham, with three Test matches to be played in Bengaluru, Pune and Mumbai.

The special thing is that the Kiwi team is without its star batsman Kane Williamson. Bengaluru Will play in the initial test to be held in. Williamson is still recovering from a back injury suffered during the Sri Lanka series. In his absence, the Kiwi team has included Mark Chapman in the team as cover.,

IND vs NZ Head to Head Records Test: New Zealand’s record in India is very bad

New Zealand’s Test cricket record in India has been historically poor, with only two wins in 36 matches since 1969 and 1988. At the same time, the team’s form is going bad, as they faced a 2-0 series defeat in Sri Lanka.

Will not play against India out of fear: Tom Latham

Tom Latham’s big statement regarding New Zealand series against India-

“My point of view is that we have to continue the good things we are doing. Touring India is always challenging. Once we go there, hopefully we will play openly without any fear and give them a tough challenge. If we are successful in doing this then hopefully we can give ourselves a good chance. We have seen that the teams which have played with attacking approach in India have been successful. We have to put them under pressure. “We can’t wait for things to happen.”