Mumbai, Oct 31: The Indian team doesn’t have any chinks in its armour despite having thoroughly lost the first two Tests of the three-match series to New Zealand, said visiting skipper Tom Latham here on Thursday. New Zealand recorded a historic feat of beating India in a Test series in their own backyard with an eight-wicket win in Bengaluru in the opening match followed by a 113-run thrashing of the hosts in the second game at Pune. Even though India’s all-round struggles in the ongoing series have compounded their issues, there were some soothing words from the opposition camp, which has not put a foot wrong on this trip.
“India are a quality side, things obviously haven’t gone the way they wanted over the last couple of weeks but it doesn’t make them a bad team overnight,” Latham told reporters before New Zealand’s training session here at the Wankhede Stadium. “They’ve got superstars from (Nos) 1 to 15 in their squad and we expect them to be in their best tomorrow and again a new challenge for both teams, a new surface.” “I’m sure a surface that they know well and a ground that they know well, so I certainly don’t think they have any chinks — they’re a quality team and it’s going to be another great battle,” Latham added.
With New Zealand holding a 2-0 lead, there is also a possibility of handing India a clean sweep but Latham was not too excited about that prospect. “We’ve obviously done a lot of good stuff over the last couple of w.
