Mitchell Santner during the Twenty20 World Cup final against India. Photo / Photosport

India’s month-long tour of New Zealand begins in Christchurch tonight with a sell-out Twenty20 at Hagley Oval.

The tourists arrive without Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya but they still have plenty of star power, including 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

India have won the past five Twenty20 series against the Black Caps,