India escaped with a draw in the second Test in Napier despite New Zealand's domination but pacer Chris Martin today said his team still considers it a "rewarding" match which mentally toughened the host side for the third game beginning Friday.

"I think the last Test was good enough mentally, as far as the good points can be taken out of it. So it was a very rewarding Test, though physically tiring. But now I suppose we have a chance to level the series coming here instead of being 2-0 down," Martin said.