Revenge will be foremost on India's mind as they take clash against New Zealand in the two-match Test series, starting in Auckland on February 6, after being whitewashed 0-4 in the One-Day Internationals.
Overall, India enjoy a wonderful record against the Kiwis in Tests, having won 18 matches out of 52, but clinched victory in only five games out of 21 in New Zealand.
Rajneesh Gupta presents a detailed statistical record of India-New Zealand Tests on New Zealand soil.
Head to head:
| Played | India won | NZ won | Drawn | |
| Overall | 52 | 18 | 9 | 25 |
| in New Zealand | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| in India | 31 | 13 | 2 | 16 |
Summary of series results:
in New Zealand: Series-8, India won-2, NZ won-4, Drawn -2
in India: Series-10, India won- 8, NZ won -0, Drawn -2
Details:
| Season | Captains | Mts | Ind | NZ | Drawn | |
| 1967-68 | Tiger Pataudi | Graham Dowling | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975-76 | Bishan Singh Bedi | Glenn Turner | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980-81 | Sunil Gavaskar | Geoff Howarth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1989-90 | Mohammad Azharuddin | John Wright | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1993-94 | Mohammad Azharuddin | Ken Rutherford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998-99 | Mohammad Azharuddin | Stephen Fleming | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002-03 | Sourav Ganguly | Stephen Fleming | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | MS Dhoni | Daniel Vettori | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | ||
(Note: In 1967-68, Bruce Sinclair captained New Zealand in first Test.
In 1975-76, Sunil Gavaskar captained India in first Test.
In 2008-09, Virender Sehwag captained India in second Test.)
Summary: Series-8, Ind won-2, NZ won-4, Drawn -2
Highest innings totals:
| India | 520 | Hamilton | 2008-09 |
| New Zealand | 619-9d | Napier | 2008-09 |
Lowest innings totals:
| India | 81 | Wellington | 1975-76 |
| New Zealand | 94 | Hamilton | 2002-03 |
Match aggregates:
| Highest match aggregate | 1505 for 25 wickets | Auckland | 1989-90 |
| Lowest match aggregate | 507 for 36 wickets | Hamilton | 2002-03 |
Highest individual innings:
| India | 192 | Mohammad Azharuddin | Auckland | 1989-90 |
| New Zealand | 239 | Graham Dowling | Christchurch | 1967-68 |
Most runs in a series:
| India | 445 (avg 89.00) | Gautam Gambhir | 2008-09 |
| New Zealand | 471 (avg 58.87) | Graham Dowling | 1967-68 |
Best bowling in an innings:
| India | 8/76 | Erapalli Prasanna | Auckland | 1975-76 |
| New Zealand | 7/23 | Richard Hadlee | Wellington | 1975-76 |
Best bowling in a match:
| India | 11/140 | Erapalli Prasanna | Auckland | 1975-76 |
| New Zealand | 11/58 | Richard Hadlee | Wellington | 1975-76 |
Most wickets in a series:
| India | 24 (avg 18.79) | Erapalli Prasanna | 1967-68 |
| New Zealand | 16 (avg 27.87) | Danny Morrison | 1989-90 |
