New Zealand Cricket Team: The New Zealand cricket team is going through change. After Tim Southee stepped down from Test captaincy, Tom Latham was given the captaincy of this format. Now, just hours after Tim Southee retired from the Test format, the New Zealand Cricket Board has officially announced the new captain for the ODI and T20 formats. New Zealand Cricket has appointed the 32-year-old all-rounder as the new white ball captain.
This player got the command
Ever since Kane Williamson stepped down from the captaincy of ODI and T20, New Zealand was playing with different captains in the ODI and T20 series. But now the team has officially announced the new ODI and T20 captain. 32 year old Mitchell Santner has been made the new white ball captain. He has captained the team in the past also.
Got captaincy because of this
Mitchell Santner is a player in the current New Zealand team who plays all three formats and has long experience in all formats. He has been a match-winning player for the team for a long time. Be it the Mumbai Test played in India or the last Test of the recently concluded 3-match series against England. Santner performed brilliantly with ball and bat and led the team to victory. He is not only liked by the young players of the team but also has the support of the senior players. This is the reason why the New Zealand Cricket Board has expressed confidence in him.
keep an eye on career
Mitchell Santner, who started his international career in 2015, was constantly in and out of the playing XI in the beginning of his career due to senior players. Coaches and captains still do this with him in Tests to balance the team, but he has now become a regular player in ODIs and T20s. Although he has been a match winner for the team in all three formats.
If we look at his career, he has recorded 1066 runs and 74 wickets with 1 century and 4 half-centuries in 30 Tests, 1370 runs and 108 wickets with 3 half-centuries in 107 ODIs, 710 runs and 117 wickets in 106 T20s. He comes lower in the order for batting so he has less opportunities. Otherwise his batting record would have been even better.
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