India has an upper edge over New Zealand to start ODIs at Dharamshala

Dharamshala, October 15, 2016: India will start overwhelming favourites as they take on Kiwis in the 1st ODI of the current 5 match series at HPCA Stadium Dharamsala under the leadership of MS Dhoni. New Zealand have never won a bilateral ODI series in India, having lost all four previous such events/tours . New Zealand lost all the four previous series played between the two teams -- in 1988, 1995, 1999 and 2010.While in multi-team events, New Zealand's record on Indian soil is 18-11
Both the teams have played 93 matches against each other so far with India recording 46 wins while New Zealand notching 41 victories. Five matches saw no results and one was a tie.
The only brighter part for the New Zealanders is that in the last five ODIs played between the two teams, New Zealand have won four and one was tied.
The weak point for India is that their heroes like Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami are rested. And the player with beest records on this ground , Raina is down with fever.
Ashwin finished with 27 wickets in the 3-0 Test sweep, and now has 220 wickets, the most by any bowler after 39 Tests.
Kohli will be high on confidence after hitting a career best 211 against New Zealand in the final Test in Indore.
Visiters are now more strong by the return of their most successful bowler and most destructive batsman in Tim Southee and Corey Anderson. And they will feel much familiar with the chilly conditions of Dharamsala, the venue of the first ODI.
The toss is expected to play a vital role in deciding the outcome of the match as dew will be a major factor once the night falls.