India captain Virat Kohli said he will continue to play all formats with the same intensity for at least the next three years before assessing his workload.
Talking to the media ahead of the first Test against New Zealand, Kohli said the demands of round-the-year cricket have taken their toll but since he is in peak condition, he will continue on the current path.
"I think it's been eight or nine years that I've been playing almost 300 days a year with the travelling and practice sessions," Kohli said ahead of the first Test which starts on Friday.
"And the intensity is right up there all the time. So it does take a toll on you."
Kohli is one of a growing list of players who are taking breaks from international assignments in order to maximise their playing time.
"You are going to see a lot of that in the future from many players. Not just myself, especially from the guys who are playing all three formats. It's not that easy.
"Periodic breaks for me seems to work pretty okay. At a time when the body doesn't respond as well, maybe when I am 34-35, you might have a different conversation at that stage.
"But for the next two to three years, I have no issues at all. I can keep going on with the same intensity.
"The mindset is on the larger picture, and from that point, I am preparing myself for a rigorous three years from now," he added.
Meanwhile, the return of left-arm pacer Trent Boult will come as a welcome boost for New Zealand as they take on India at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Friday.
Boult broke his hand in the second Test against Australia in December and had to sit out the preceding T20 and ODI series.
"I suppose breaking a hand, you don't really know how much you use it until it's broken," Boult said.
"Everything has gone well but catching would be the biggest issue for me at the moment. I'm 100 per cent fit and hungry. It's been nice just to be able to bowl."
India swept the T20 matches 5-0 but Kane Williamson's side, without several first-choice bowlers, had the opportunity to win the last three games of that series.
The hosts turned the tables in the one-dayers, beating India 3-0. The Kiwis will look to build on that in the Test series.
The Basin Reserve match will be Ross Taylor's 100th Test and he will become become the first player in history to play 100 games in all three formats. He played his 100th T20 International earlier this month and has also played 231 ODIs.
