Wherever the team goes, so does an armed police guard.
And there is no problem weaving through the maze of tuk-tuks, motorcyles and even the odd cow.
Police officers stationed on every major corner stop traffic to allow the cricketers a clear run.
Security is tight following the terrorist attacks in Mumbai last November which forced the inaugural tournament to be abandoned.
At least 173 people were killed and 308 wounded during three days of violence.
Otago Cricket Association operations manager Andy McLean described the security provision as "quite unreal".
"Security is very high . . . we have police on our floor [of the ITC Kakatiya hotel] 24-7," he said in an email to the Otago Daily Times.
"The hotel is amazing - apparently several US presidents have stayed here.
"The Deccan Chargers are also here, so the guys are often rubbing shoulders with [Adam] Gilchrist, [Andrew] Symonds and [the] like."
Otago's first day in Hyderabad began with a media session at the team hotel.
Coach Mike Hesson and skipper Craig Cumming fronted the press conference, with the rest of the team on the fringes waiting to be interviewed by the media.
In the afternoon, the team headed to Uppal Stadium, the venue for the Volts' opening game against the Cape Cobras on Saturday.
Heavy rain had soaked the practice pitches, so the squad had to settle for some fielding training followed by a pool session.
Pace bowler James McMillan took a full part in training but all-rounder Nathan McCullum skipped the session because of a slight groin strain.
With New Zealand reaching the final of the Champions Trophy in South Africa, the Otago quartet of Aaron Redmond, Brendon McCullum, Neil Broom and Ian Butler are missing Otago's warm-up match with the Indian Premier League champion team the Deccan Chargers early this morning.
