Latham, Taylor trump Kohli's century as NZ go 1-0 up
Tom Latham and Ross Taylor added 200 runs for the fourth wicket to give New Zealand only their third successful chase against India in India
Tom Latham and Ross Taylor added 200 runs for the fourth wicket to give New Zealand only their third successful chase against India in India
New Zealand have brought a reshuffled batting order to India and at the first time of asking they produced a memorable chase to defy the Mumbai heat
New Zealand went against several recent trends to stop India in their tracks at the Wankhede
Is Kedar Jadhav hampered by a short front-foot stride, is Virat Kohli a touch too inflexible with his bowling changes, and what makes Tom Latham so good against spin?
The India captain now slots in behind only Sachin Tendulkar for the most centuries in ODI cricket
Both players have had stints in the middle order before, but India's team management does not want to resume those experiments
It is time for the batsman to show that his abilities stretch further than being a calm finisher while batting second
New Zealand have used 11 different players between No. 5 and 7 since the 2015 World Cup. India, in the same period, have tried just as many players at No. 4 alone