The Pakistan captain, Babar Azam, recently revealed that he reached out to some of the best batsmen in the world, including Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, and Joe Root as he looks to work on his batting skills. Under fire for a lean run, with his leadership under scrutiny after Pakistan failed to make the semi-finals […]

Veteran New Zealand player Tom Latham, who has led New Zealand in 44 ODIs, is one of the frontrunners to lead the team full-time following Kane Williamson’s decision to step down. The 32-year-old Latham, who has filled in during Kane Williamson’s absence previously including at the 2023 Cricket World Cup, is open to taking charge. […]

Veteran New Zealand batter Kane Williamson had stepped down as New Zealand’s red-ball captain a couple of years ago and Tim Southee had replaced him. The legendary batter continued to lead the team in the two white-ball formats as well. However, after their early exit from the T20 World Cup 2024 in the first round, […]

Kane Williamson has stepped down as the skipper of New Zealand’s white-ball teams and has also declined a central contract from the board for the 2024-25 season. The New Zealand Cricket Board announced Williamson’s decision on their official website, stating that the star batter made this choice to extend his international career. Williamson’s decision comes […]

Kane Williamson emphasized the necessity for New Zealand to regroup and recover following their unexpected exit from the T20 World Cup during the group stage. Although he has been a central figure in New Zealand cricket for over a decade, leading the team through numerous successful campaigns, Williamson was non-committal about his participation in the […]

Former England captain Michael Vaughan said Indian star batter Virat Kohli as someone New Zealand captain Kane Williamson should look to for improving his poor T20I strike rate. However, New Zealand suffered a shocking exit from the 2024 T20 World Cup after failing to qualify for the Super Eight stage as well. Moreover, Kane has […]

After the comfortable win against PNG, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson opined on a T20 World Cup campaign that ended even before they returned to form. Two defeats in their first two games had all but knocked out the side before Afghanistan beat PNG, confirming their fate. “It took a long time to start, and […]

New Zealand’s T20 World Cup dreams hang by a thread after a crushing 13-run defeat to the West Indies in Trinidad. Kane Williamson’s men now languish at the bottom of Group C, with only a monumental comeback offering a glimmer of hope for their Super 8 qualification. The early stages of the match hinted at […]

Afghanistan registered an 84-run win over New Zealand in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024. And, Rashid Khan referred to it as “one of our greatest performances in T20”. He played a key role with the ball in the victory, taking 4 for 17 – figures matched by left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi – as […]

New Zealand is set to take on the world as they gear up for the upcoming 2024 edition of the T20 World Cup. The BlackCaps departed for the Caribbean on Wednesday, May 29, as shown in a video shared on X (formerly Twitter). In a creative twist, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) appointed two 10-year-olds, Angus and […]