New Zealand braces for India: 50,000 tickets sold in two weeks, Bumrah the key

Ticket frenzy

India's tour of New Zealand is shaping up as a box-office blockbuster. More than 50,000 tickets have been sold in just two weeks — a striking show of demand for the touring side.

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner knows exactly where the danger lies. He believes Jasprit Bumrah “will hold the key” to the series for India, while the threat posed by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli looms large over his dressing room.

“Not this time,” Santner said of the Rohit-Kohli threat, insisting New Zealand are ready to stop the Indian stars.