New Zealand spinners Mitchell Santner (left), Ish Sodhi and Mark Craig (right) chat during a training session in Kanpur on the eve of the first Test vs India at Green Park Stadium yesterday. Pic/AFP

Kanpur: Is it the best prepared and the most balanced New Zealand side to tour Indian shores in recent times? Team India's head coach Anil Kumble has a healthy regard for the visitors, while skipper Virat Kohli, too, rates them highly.