New Zealand cricket team in India in 1964–65

New Zealand travelled to India after a three-match drawn Test series against Pakistan at home. The Indian Express pointed out that one of the "several lessons" they learnt from the series was the lack of genuine spin bowlers. In this regard, Vic Pollard and Graham Vivian were included in the squad to support left-arm spinner Bryan Yuile. It also added that "lapses in temperament" and a "shortage of batsmen with stroke and enterprise" were the two other weaknesses in the side. On the positives, their fast bowlers were in good form, alongside batsmen Ross Morgan and John Reid. The latter were to be complemented by Bert Sutcliffe, once considered the best left-handed batsman in the world. However, he rated his team better than the one that toured the country in 1955–56. == Squads ==

Touring party A 15-member New Zealand squad for the tour of India, Pakistan and England was announced by the New Zealand Cricket on 14 February 1965. John Reid was named the captain and Graham Dowling, his deputy. Bert Sutcliffe made a comeback to the side coming out of retirement after five years. Four players — Terry Jarvis, Vic Pollard, Bruce Taylor and Graham Vivian — made the squad for the time. The team manager for the tour was Walter Hadlee. The team members were: • Nawab of Pataudi Jr., captain • Chandu Borde • BS Chandrasekhar • Ramakant Desai • Salim Durani • Farokh Engineer, wicket-keeper • Indrajitsinhji, wicket-keeper • ML Jaisimha • Vijay Manjrekar • Bapu Nadkarni • Dilip Sardesai • Ramesh Saxena • Hanumant Singh • Venkataraman Subramanya • S. Venkataraghavan == Series summary ==

First Test Second Test Third Test Fourth Test ==References==