Before 2024, New Zealand had toured India 12 times since 1955 without a single Test series victory. However, on Saturday, Tom Latham, in his debut as New Zealand’s full-time captain, achieved what had long eluded his team, leading them to their first-ever Test series win on Indian soil—a historic achievement akin to scaling new heights.

"I'm sort of lost for words," Latham said. "It's obviously an immensely proud moment for this group. I think coming off the back of a Sri Lankan series where we didn't get the results that we wanted to come here and play the style of cricket that we played. We're obviously immensely proud to be in the position of winning two Test matches here. A lot of New Zealand teams have come here over the past… I guess to be the first team to win a series over here is immensely special and, yeah, very proud of this group."

"I think we've been on the right side of a couple of tosses," Latham said. "That obviously played a big part I think, especially in Bangalore. Just as I said, I think we've come here, and we've wanted to fire a shot. We've wanted to be the one that puts India under pressure, what that may look like from a batting point of view or a bowling point of view. I certainly think we've done that. I think the way we played in this game with the bat was really important. I think it was a wicket where time wasn't necessarily an issue, it was runs."

"We've come here, and we've wanted to compete, and we've wanted to fire a shot first up," Latham said. "I certainly think we've done that in both games. Obviously with the ball in the first game but also with the bat here. Being able to put first innings runs on the board has been really important. Obviously the bowlers went to work over the last couple of days which has been very pleasing to see."