Tom Latham, who struck a brisk 108 off 97 balls in New Zealand's 33-run win over Board President's XI in the second practice game in Mumbai, said the visitors are relying on video footage to study the Indian spinners.
A young Board President's XI side comprising Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Karun Nair easiky defeated Kane Williamson's men by 30 runs in the opening warm-up game.
Facing a senior international side for the first time, local boy Prithvi scored 66 off 80 balls with nine boundaries and a six, putting up 147 for the opening stand with KL Rahul, who contributed 68 off 75 balls.
Iyer has scored heavily in Ranji Trophy and even notched up a double hundred against Australia for India A earlier this year as he finds a way into the Indian team.
Santner has taken advice from legendary Daniel Vettori who had plenty of experience of bowling on the Indian tracks.
Senior players including Williamson, Ross Taylor and Martin Guptill would like to get some runs under their belt before going into the series.
Pacer Shardul celebrated his India call-up by getting one for 19 in 4 overs during the New Zealand innings that folded for 173 in 44.2 overs.
Incidentally, the 24-year-old Baroda cricketer had made his ODI debut against the Kiwis at Dharamsala when they visited last year and his career graph has been on an upswing since then.
New Zealand have picked six players in the squad from their 'A' team which is presently touring India and said that tour gave exposure to their players about the conditions.
With Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal having done fairly well in the last three series for India, it is now difficult for both Ashwin and Jadeja to find a place in the limited-overs squad.
Young batsman KL Rahul has been dropped from the team, Tamil Nadu wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has replaced him for the ODI series vs New Zealand.
Star batsman Kane Williamson will captain the Black Caps on the India tour comprising three ODIs and as many T20 Internationals, starting on October 22.
India A have now taken an unassailable 2-0 lead with back-to-back wins after the first game was abandoned due to inclement weather and the second match ended in a tie.
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