# Cricket: New Zealand captain Tom Latham said his previous experience as stand-in skipper will be crucial when they face India in a daunting three-Test series starting today. The visitors were last month whitewashed 2-0 in Sri Lanka, after which Tim Southee handed the reins to 32-year-old Latham. He stepped in as captain for Kane Williamson in the second Test during New Zealand’s previous tour to India in 2021. New Zealand have won just two Tests in India in 36 outings, in 1969 at Nagpur and in 1988 at Mumbai.
Cricket: New Zealand captain Latham says previous experience will be crucial against India