Jaipur: New Zealand’s troops arrived here on rented flight a day after losing the T20 World Cup final to Australia in Dubai.
Because it is a bubble for bubble transfer, a black hat does not need to be quarantined before the first T20i against Hosts India on Wednesday.
“They arrived at night and would be tested according to the protocol before they held a training session tomorrow,” said a Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) official.
New Zealand lost their Maiden T20 World Cup final with eight of the goal.
It is expected difficult for Kiwi to regroup quickly for three matches against India.
“This is the first time I remember that we are very fast to other series at the back end of the T20 World Cup.
It’s clearly difficult and challenging but that’s what is in front of us,” The head of the coach Gary Stead was quoted as saying by EspnCricInfo at a busy scheduling.
Nine members from the test side, including Ross Taylor and Tom Latham, who were not part of T20 troops had arrived last week.
The Indian team, who failed to qualify for the World Cup semifinals, had its first training session on Monday under the new head coach Rahul Dravid.
India is scheduled to play three T20 internationally against New Zealand on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, after that the two teams will be involved in the two-match test series.