The New Zealand team wouldn’t even have proper time to introspect as to what went wrong with their bowling in the T20 World Cup final against Australia, which they lost by eight wickets. It’s because they are now travelling to India and would start playing the T20I series against the hosts from Wednesday, November 17 onwards.
"It's the first time that I can remember that we're so quickly into another series immediately at the back-end of the T20 World Cup," Stead was quoted as saying by ESPNCricinfo.
"It's definitely tough and challenging but it is what is in front of us. We've got nine-ten guys in India already, who are preparing for those Test matches, and hopefully, we can get up and have a really great performance against India,” he further added.
Amidst all the bad news that New Zealand have been through since the game, there was good news that Lockie Ferguson, who missed out on the entire World Cup due to a calf tear has recovered and would be available for selection in the upcoming series.
"In terms of Lockie, I think he is pretty close. We will just make sure we get over there, travel okay. But I'd expect that he's going to be available for selection, which will be fantastic,” said the coach.