India arrive in Auckland, to play first T20 on January 24 vs New Zealand

The Indian team arrived in New Zealand on Tuesday for a six-week tour, which begins with the first T20 International of the five-match series here on Friday.

Besides the T20s, India play three ODIs and two matches as part of the World Test Championship.

"Touchdown Auckland. Let's go," wrote India skipper Virat Kohli on Instagram as he posted a picture with Shreyas Iyer and Shardul Thakur.

India arrive in New Zealand high on confidence, having beaten Australia in the three-match series after losing the first game by 10 wickets.

Ahead of the team's departure, Kohli had spoken about the need for putting New Zealand under pressure from ball one.

India had toured New Zealand last year for a limited overs series, winning the ODI series 4-1 before losing the T20s 1-2.

India tour of New Zealand 2020 full schedule

T20 International Series
Date and Day	Match	venue	Time (IST)
Jan 24, Friday	1st T20	Eden Park, Auckland	12:30 PM
Jan 26, Sunday	2nd T20	Eden Park, Auckland	12:30 PM
Jan 29, Wednesday	3rd T20	Seddon Park, Hamilton	12:30 PM
Jan 31, Friday	4th T20	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	12:30 PM
Feb 02, Sunday	5th T20	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui	12:30 PM
One Day International Series
Date and Day	Match	venue	Time (IST)
Feb 05, Wednesday	1st ODI	Seddon Park, Hamilton	7:30 AM
Feb 08, Saturday	2nd ODI	Eden Park, Auckland	7:30 AM
Feb 11, Tuesday	3rd ODI	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui	7:30 AM
Test Series
Date and Day	Match	venue	Time (IST)
Feb 21, Fri - Feb 25, Tue	1st Test	Basin Reserve, Wellington	4:00 AM
Feb 29, Sat - Mar 04, Wed	2nd Test	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	4:00 AM