India vs New Zealand 2017: 5 things we learnt from the first ODI in Mumbai

#1 Latham and Taylor create template against spin

Tom Latham and Ross Taylor tackled India's wrist-spin threat quite brilliantly

During India's previous ODI assignment, the Australian batsmen certainly helped their cause by adopting confused strategies against the turning ball. While their sweep shots did not carry any semblance of conviction, their fallible batting techniques against spin were exploited ruthlessly by the new combination of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal. New Zealand were not expected to do anything different as the warm-up matches as well as the 'A' series highlighted similar deficiencies too.

However, Tom Latham and Ross Taylor not only managed to propel the Kiwis to a clinical victory but also effectively created the template for the other batsmen to deal with the Indian spinner. The left-hander, in particular, impressed with his intelligent shot-selection and assured approach on a dicey track. He swept both wrist-spinner with consummate ease to pile the pressure on skipper Kohli. Taylor, as ever, employed the cut shots to pierce the field and disrupt the spinners' momentum. India need to regroup and come up with different plans for both these batsmen in the next couple of games.