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Williamson felt that the passion with which Kohli approaches his cricket has made him a crowd puller around the world.
Kohli has been on the receiving end of the Australian fans in the Test series Down Under recently, prompting even one of their own legends, Ricky Ponting, to express his disappointment.
The Indian team, which has shifted its focus entirely on World Cup preparations, is still searching for the right middle-order combination despite their first-ever bilateral ODI series win on Australian soil.
The tour starts Wednesday with the first ODI here. India will be playing five One-dayers and three T20 Internationals against the Black Caps.
Ross Taylor has scored 2580 runs from 51 innings at an average of 69.72 in ODIs since the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
India will play five ODIs and three T20Is against New Zealand from January 23 to February 10.
Shubman Gill starred in India's U-19 World Cup win in New Zealand in 2018 and also recently toured there with the India A side.
This is the first India call-up for 19-year-old batsman Shubman Gill, who has been in brilliant form for Punjab in the ongoing Ranji Trophy.
Mohammed Siraj will replace Jasprit Bumrah in the squad for the Australia and New Zealand tour.
Santner also feels the two teams could take momentum from the series before heading into the 2019 World Cup, which starts in England at the end of May.
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