New Zealand are upbeat after the eight-wicket win in the rain-hit first Test against India in Bengaluru, and their middle-order batsman Daryl Mitchell says the team is ready to face any challenge, including a spinning track, in the second match of the series in Pune beginning this Thursday.
Kiwi pacers bowled India out for an embarrassing 46 in the first innings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, which is India's lowest total in a Test at home. The hosts did fight back in the second innings by erasing the 356-run Kiwi lead, but eventually lost the match.