Christchurch airport

New Delhi: Tom Latham, New Zealand's new Test skipper, said he wishes for his team to play with a bit of freedom and no fear in their upcoming three-match series against India.

Latham was appointed as New Zealand’s new Test captain after Tim Southee stood down following the 2-0 series defeat in Sri Lanka last month. Latham-led New Zealand will play three Tests in Bengaluru, Pune and Mumbai from October 16 to November 5.

"From my point of view it's about trying to continue doing the good stuff we've been doing, trying to put my spin on things. It's an exciting challenging going over to India and once we can go over there hopefully (we can) play with a bit of freedom, bit of no fear and try and take it to them. If we do that hopefully gives ourselves a good chance," said Latham to reporters before departing for India at the Christchurch Airport.