Williamson warns against knee-jerk reaction after heavy loss in series opener

Skipper Kane Williamson on Wednesday warned against a "knee-jerk reaction" to New Zealand's eight-wicket loss in the first ODI against India and said his team only needs to make "small adjustments" to bounce back in the series.

New Zealand were bundled out for 157 in 38 overs at McLean Park as India returned to overhaul the target in 34.5 overs in the weather-hit first ODI here.

"It is not our best performance and I think you need to look at it in small bits. It is not about jumping ... or any knee jerk reactions to our performance," Williamson told reporters.

"It is about identifying some areas we need to get better at and when we get it together we can beat anybody but we are against a very strong team in India."
"The surface wasn't bad but different to what we were expecting. From our perspective, we should have played little bit more smartly on that surface. They perhaps exposed us in some areas. The length that they bowled in that wicket was outstanding and did make scoring hard to achieve, so lot of learning to come."
"It was not as free-flowing as we were expecting but it is important we move on to the next game, the surface will again be different and we have to be little bit better."