The New Zealand batsman acknowledged India's superiority after a third successive defeat, and reserved special mention for the returning Hardik Pandya

The debate was reopened once again after the team wrapped up a 3-0 lead in the five-match series against New Zealand, with Kohli saying there are enough contenders to consider a more flexible approach

Doug Bracewell and Ish Sodhi have been left out of the squad of 14

For the first time in the series, New Zealand managed to dig in for long enough through their first century stand of this one-sided contest to be able to think of transferring the pressure back on India, but India smothered that uprising to seal an emphat