India vs New Zealand 2016: 5 things the Kiwis must do to win the Test series

#4 Look at building batting partnerships

Williamson and Taylor will be key to the New Zealand partnerships

This is not to say that bowling partnerships, especially in the spin department in India are not important, but go back to those series losses that we have spoken about for India at home and you will find at least two standout batting performers in those visiting teams throughout the length of the series who also batted for long periods together.

The last time that India lost a Test series at home, Alistair Cook and Kevin Peterson batted out of their skins in the country with Cook, in particular, batting like a man possessed.

Apart from their captain, who has the best batting stats among both the teams, the Kiwis also have Ross Taylor, who even though has not fulfilled his Test batting promise fully, boasts of an average better than our best and over a longer period of time.

Guptill has played in India a lot, including in Tests and we know BJ Watling has a lot of batting patience and temperament.