Ajit Wadekar and New Zealand. What’s the connection between the departed captain of India and the country that on Sunday handed the Indians an unprecedented 0-3 whitewash on home soil?

The connection is this: Wadekar, who passed away in August 2018, was part of the Indian team that beat New Zealand in Kiwiland in 1968. This was the country’s first overseas series win though several cricket fans mistakenly point to the 1971 series wins in the West Indies and England.