The former top spot team in the ICC ranking, team India have next challenger in the way as Kiwis is scheduled for three ODI. Hardly challenged in a dominating run this season or past decade, India will once again start overwhelming favorites when they take on an incompatible but rough New Zealand in a three-match ODI series, starting here on Sunday.

The Indians are on a highly confident after comprehensively thrashing series win over world champions Australia earlier this month. And the Black Caps will have to come up with really a special effort to make a mark against the charge hosts. Banking on settled batting and bowling combinations with most of the columns ticked, the hosts appear to be too well-groomed a unit for the comfort of the visitors. India had the highly impressive performance against visiting nation.

In fact, since surrendering to Australia back in 2009-10, India has lost only to Pakistan in 2012 and South Africa in 16 bilateral rubbers, a clear indication of how dominant they have been in familiar conditions. Considering that the 4-1 result over Australia was achieved without skipper Virat Kohli being in top form and despite the absence of prolific opener Shikhar Dhawan, it was a huge achievement.

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