Team India skipper MS Dhoni and vice-captain Virat Kohli during a team practice session on the eve of the third ODI against New Zealand at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Saturday. Pic/PTI

Mohali: India now realise that they cannot lower their guard even for a minute as New Zealand are a different force in ODIs. The way the Kiwis throttled the Indians while chasing a not-so-formidable total in Delhi was surely a wake-up call for them.