Warm-Up Game: Opening gambit lone spinner on focus as India meet steady NZ XI

Team India will focus on clarity on opening combination and a call on whether Ravichandran Ashwin's variations can trump Ravindra Jadeja's all-round skill-sets in their three-day warm-up game against New Zealand XI starting in Hamilton tomorrow. The match will start at 03.30 a.m. (IST). After the harsh reality check of 0-3 drubbing in the just-concluded One-Day International series, a red-ball warm-up game will be the most welcome distraction for Virat Kohli and his men as a pr...