India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I Preview: Team India's Rahul Dravid Era Begins With New Zealand Challenge

With a new coach and a new T20I captain at the helm, Team India face T20 World Cup finalists New Zealand in a three-match T20I series starting Wednesday.

With a new coach and a new T20I captain at the helm, Team India face T20 World Cup finalists New Zealand in a three-match T20I series starting at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday. New head coach Rahul Dravid oversaw the preparations on Monday as the Indian players were put through their paces ahead of the first T20I. The team also has a new leader in the shortest format in the form of Rohit Sharma after Virat Kohli stepped down from the post following the culmination of India's campaign at the recently-concluded T20 World Cup.

India will have their task cut out against a strong New Zealand outfit that finished runners-up at the T20 World Cup, losing to Australia in the final.

India will be without many big stars like Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja.

New Zealand too have a couple of players missing. The NZC on Tuesday announced that captain Kane Williamson will give the T20I series in India a miss to focus on the two-match Test series that begins on November 25 in Kanpur.

The Blackcaps will also be without star batter Devon Conway who had injured his hand during the T20 World Cup and had also missed the final against the Aussies.