India, Feb. 1 -- India couldn't have asked for more from their final series ahead of the T20 World Cup. Playing a tough New Zealand, they got most things right in the 4-1 win. Rattling out high scores at a rapid strike-rate and backed by effective bowling, the hosts will be boosted as they prepare for their title defence.

Skipper Suryakumar Yadav was seeking answers to a few important questions and found most of the solutions. At the start of the series, there was concern of being overly dependent on opener Abhishek Sharma, which was the case in the T20 Asia Cup.

But the batting line-up fired on all cylinders with Surya's return to form being the biggest positive. When in flow, he is unstoppable, and it will help his captaincy too.

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