NZC posted a heartwarming video of family members of New Zealand cricketers introducing the players one by one. For some players, it was their wife/partner making the introduction while for others it was their kids.
Stokes batted as a specialist batter in the final three Tests of this summer's Ashes series and will do so again when he returns to England's ODI squad
After injuring his knee playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in March, Williamson has made sufficient progress in his recovery to allow him to be included in the squad for the tournament starting in October.
New Zealand have bolstered their coaching staff ahead of the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup with former England players Ian Bell and James Foster joining the roster.
Experienced pacer Trent Boult and bowling all-rounder Kyle Jamieson have made a return to the New Zealand squad for the white-ball series against England starting from September 8 onwards.
New Zealand's white-ball captain and star batter Kane Williamson could be in line to make his comeback from a right-knee injury ahead of the fast-approaching ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 in October-November.
South Africa and New Zealand played a two-Test series back in 2022, when the Proteas came from behind to level proceedings 1-1. New Zealand claimed an innings victory in the first Test thanks largely to Matt Henry's display, though the tourists hit back with a 198-run win.
First appointed for a two-year term in late 2018, Stead had his contract renewed in 2020 until the end of the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup in India, and will now stay on until the conclusion of the current World Test Championship cycle, in June 2025,
Milne's elevation to the list comes off the back of his most productive international season, in which he appeared 16 times for the Blackcaps (11 T20Is and five ODIs) claiming 24 wickets at an average of 24, including a career-best 5-26 in the second T20I against Sri Lanka, the third best T2