Describing India as one of the toughest places for batting, New Zealand opener Tom latham on Thursday said they have to go back to doing the "cliched things" and rectify their mistakes quickly to save the three-match Test series.
"It's very difficult to start your innings here. Nothing really changes too much. You need to do all the cliched things, you need to start off an innings. We have to adapt quickly. I don't think we were too far away in the first Test. If we were able to do that with bat and ball we will have a good chance," the left-handed opener said.
The same rule applies while bowling and latham said they would look to get early breakthroughs.
"Starting on these sort of surfaces is the toughest thing. If we can apply pressure to the new batsmen in the first 10-20 balls then we will give ourselves some good chance. We have to keep doing it for longer."
latham said the energy-sapping hot and humid conditions make things difficult in the middle. "The longer you bat, the harder it gets. You have to keep yourself hydrated. Our 12th man last time did a fantastic job running around with the drinks."
"We played some good cricket in the first couple of days. We probably had the upper-hand on day three but managed to slip away from there. We just did not do things for long enough and India exploited us really well."
Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli had earlier said they were open to use Decision Review System, and latham too said it would be good for the game.
"We have had that back home in the past. It's a good system. It helps in getting rid of that wrong decision. Some major decisions are called correctly. Certainly we enjoy this back home. It will be great if that's the case."