Wellington will host the first of the three T20Is on February 6, while Auckland (February 8) and Hamilton (February 10) will host the second and third T20I. The ODI matches will start at 7:30 am IST while the three T20Is will begin at 12:30 pm IST.
New Zealand vs India 2018-19: Watch - Team India Reaches Auckland Amidst Huge Cheers
By Ankush Das
Updated - 20 Jan 2019, 07:36 PM
The Indian National Cricket Team have finally reached Auckland as they clash against New Zealand in the five-match ODI and three-match T20I series starting from January 23 (Wednesday).
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli & Co is coming to the land of Kiwis on the back of a series win against Australia. They defeated the Aussies to win the three-match ODI series 2-1. Moreover, it is also their first-ever bilateral series win on Australian soil.
The Indian National Cricket team will aim to use this series to prepare for the ICC World Cup in England and Wales starting from May 30. Also, they will seek to finalise their no four batsmen for the mega event.
On arriving at Auckland, the Indian cricketers received a huge round of applause from the fans present at the airport. BCCI uploaded a small video of Indian cricketers coming out of the Auckland airport, amidst cheers.
The likes of Kedar Jadhav and Dinesh Karthik were seen signing autographs as the loudest cheer was reserved for skipper Virat Kohli and his wife, Anushka Sharma.
Watch the video here:
Hello #TeamIndia. Auckland welcomes you #NZvIND ✈️????? pic.twitter.com/8ER80bKS5b
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 20, 2019
The Indian National Cricket team will leave for Napier on Monday morning, who will host the first ODI on Wednesday. The subsequent ODIs will take place in Tauranga (January 26 and 28), Hamilton (January 31) and Wellington (February 3).
