CRICKET NEWS - New Zealand coach Mike Hesson said on Thursday his players need to hit the ground running in India if they want to challenge the world's top-ranked one-day international team on their home turf.
New Zealand, rated fifth in the world, play the first of three one-dayers against India in Mumbai on October 22.
Hesson said the Virat Kohli-led Indians showed their potency in the recent 4-1 ODI series win over Australia.
"Look, their record at home has been phenomenal in the last two or three years," he told reporters as the team departed New Zealand.
"You know going over there that you have to perform, otherwise you get taught a pretty harsh lesson. It's important for us to adapt really quickly."
