Mumbai, Jan. 6 -- New Zealand ODI skipper Michael Bracewell emphasised the importance of their upcoming series against India, highlighting that playing in local conditions and getting used to the wickets is crucial for their T20 World Cup preparations.

The team will play a three-match ODI series in India starting from January 11, followed by a five-match T20 series, which will help the Kiwis gain valuable experience adapting to Indian conditions.

India and Sri Lanka will jointly host the tournament, which will run from February 7 to March 8.

"We've obviously got a huge one-day series and then a T20 series against India. So being over here playing in local conditions and getting used to the wickets over here is vitally important for us,...