New Zealand encouraged by Williamson's progress before World Cup
New Zealand opener Tom Latham has equalled legendary Martin Crowe's record of 17 Test centuries, becoming the joint third-highest century-scorer for his country. This milestone was achieved during his impressive 151-run knock against England in Nottingham, further solidifying his place in New Zealand's cricketing history.
Mark Chapman has taken his place in the field.
He is among the best in the world but New Zealand captain and batting mainstay Kane Williamson prefers to be modest and says he has "learnt watching Virat Kohli", terming the Indian swashbuckler a "great player". "Virat's a great player and his ability to dominate attacks through all three formats is very special. "Certainly that I admire, I love watching him play and learn from a player like that," the current World No.3 in the ICC Test rankings told reporters during a media interaction in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Kane Williamson is unavailable for ODI selection due to his commitments in the SA20 league.
Stokes was named Man of the Match after he broke Kiwi hearts with his gallant show in the epic World Cup final recently.
New Zealand booked their place in the final of the Champions Trophy against India after a 50-run victory over South Africa.
Kane Williamson will opt out of a handful of internationals in January to take up a contract in South Africa's Twenty20 league.
Williamson's elbow injury kept him out of a Test match in India in December and home series against South Africa and Bangladesh.
New Black Caps coach Rob Walter confirmed that Williamson is still committed to representing New Zealand, even though he opted out of the upcoming Test tour of Zimbabwe.
Further talking on the recently concluded T20I series against the Mitchell Marsh-led side, Walter spoke about the Kiwis' performance in the two-match series that they played.
Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh believes the exploding popularity of T20 leagues, particularly the IPL, poses a significant threat to the future of bilateral international cricket, stating that '70 per cent (people are watching club cricket instead of international cricket)'.
Kane Williamson will play both of New Zealand's warm-up matches but will skip the tournament opener against England.
The spinners kept a lid on the scoring with Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja taking wickets at regular intervals.
Kane Williamson has stepped down as New Zealand Test captain and has been replaced by Tim Southee.
New Zealand coach Gary Stead believes that Kane Williamson's ability to counter India's spin attack will be crucial in the Champions Trophy final.
Ollie Robinson marked his return to England's Test side with a four-wicket haul as New Zealand slid to 61-6 at stumps, trailing by 79 runs after a see-saw opening day of the three-match series at Lord's on Thursday.
Sanju Samson fell short of a century once again, but on the biggest stage he delivered a knock that will be remembered for a long time.
History shows New Zealand are yet to lose to India in the T20 World Cup.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson paid rich tribute to outgoing pacer Trent Boult, saying the left-arm fast bowler will remain a great servant of New Zealand and world cricket.
New Zealand pace duo of Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson are set to return for Monday's World Cup match against the Netherlands but regular skipper Kane Williamson will continue to sit out, head coach Gary Stead said on Sunday.
"I've accepted the role to stand in as captain for this season. It's an exciting opportunity with a talented group of players. I look forward to the challenges ahead," Williamson said in a tweet posted by the franchise's official Twitter handle.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson expressed deep disappointment after his team's crushing 84-run defeat to Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup. He called for a quick turnaround and a stronger showing in their next match.
This was Virat Kohli's 84th century in international cricket only behind Sachin Tendulkar, who holds the world record with 100 hundreds.
As captain, Kane Williamson would face suspension if New Zealand are fined again for a slow rate.
Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls both scored double centuries and shared a partnership of 363 as New Zealand flayed Sri Lanka's bowling to rack up an imposing 580/4 declared on the second day of the second Test.
West Indies pace puts New Zealand on the ropes in Christchurch
Seamers Ben Sears, Nathan Smith and Will O'Rourke will play their first global tournament at the Champions Trophy in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates next month after being named in the New Zealand squad on Sunday.
Captain Kane Williamson cracked an unbeaten century as New Zealand took a valuable 198-run lead against Pakistan on day four of the third and final Test in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Having already played their opening encounters in the ongoing cricket World Cup, it is time for New Zealand and the Netherlands to venture deep into the tournament as they face each other in Hyderabad on Monday.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson fractured his thumb during a match against Bangladesh.
Tom Latham and Kane Williamson led New Zealand's fightback with sparkling half-centuries as the Black Caps reached 255-4 on the rain-hit second day of their opening Test against Sri Lanka in Galle
The Black Caps captain said it can't be said what total would have been good or if he thought, they had enough runs on board.
As the English side is all set to take on New Zealand at the opening encounter of the ODI World Cup, Kiwi captain Kane Williamson retrospects the previous clash between the two sides.
Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 campaign opener, New Zealand's accomplished batter Kane Williamson has predicted big things for two young talented batters: Kiwi star Rachin Ravindra and India's T20I specialist Abhishek Sharma.
Gujarat released a video of Williamson in the early hours of Monday confirming that the Kiwi star was flying home.
Bavuma believes this group, unbeaten in full-strength Test series since coach Shukri Conrad took charge in 2023, has the maturity and belief to mount a serious challenge and win their only second series in India after 25 years.
New Zealand made a strong start to their bid for a consolation victory in the third and final Test against England at Hamilton's Seddon Park on Saturday, reaching lunch on the opening day on 93 without loss.
Skipper Kane Williamson smashed his fourth Test double-hundred while Henry Nicholls and Daryl Mitchell notched up centuries to fuel New Zealand's bid for a 2-0 series sweep
Jacob Duffy took five for 38 as New Zealand's makeshift bowling attack bundled out West Indies for 128 to set up a nine-wicket victory.
