<p>Former batter-turned-coach Craig Cumming feels that <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/its-certainly-a-series-ill-never-forget-tom-latham-after-registering-series-sweep-vs-india-23422648" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Tom Latham</strong></a>&rsquo;s captaincy was one of the driving forces behind New Zealand&rsquo;s first-ever Test series win in India, snapping the hosts home streak of 18 straight series triumphs since a 2-1 loss to England in 2012. &nbsp;</p>
<p>With their historic win, New Zealand also became the first team to inflict a series sweep on India in their home for the first time since South Africa&rsquo;s 2-0 win in 1999/2000 and overall the fourth side to whitewash India in a series of 3 or more Tests after England, Australia and the West Indies.</p>
<p>Latham was thrust into the captaincy role after Tim Southee decided to withdraw from the position on the back of their lacklustre losses in Sri Lanka. &ldquo;He captained the team brilliantly. He kept things simple. He didn&rsquo;t try and chop and change all the time with the spinners, and just about trusted the left-arm spin in Mitchell Santner in the second Test and then Ajaz in [the third Test],&rdquo; Cumming told SENZ Afternoons.</p>
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<p>Cumming believed that Latham&rsquo;s straightforward strategy and unwavering faith in a core group of bowlers paid off in the end, in contrast to Southee&rsquo;s leadership style. &ldquo;But he didn&rsquo;t try and introduce bowlers all the time. In Sri Lanka. I think they nearly had too many options and Tim Southee tried to find ways to always get people in the game. That&rsquo;s not a criticism of Tim. But what I think Tom Latham did, especially with the ball and as a captain, he let bowlers just bowl. He let them stay, and he didn&rsquo;t try and introduce or change things just for the sake of change.</p>
<p>&ldquo;You might get hit for one over. That&rsquo;s fine. We&rsquo;ll carry on. &nbsp;I think the simplicity of doing that allowed them to be more successful. From the first Test, you could see that&rsquo;s more the Tom Latham style,&rdquo; he added.</p>
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