He is just the fourth chief executive, after Chris Doig, Martin Snedden and Justin Vaughan, to lead NZC since the adoption of the Hood Report recommendations in 1995.
The most recent changes in the race for automatic spots had come after Sri Lanka's unsuccessful series against New Zealand, and South Africa's two recent wins over the Netherlands in a home series.
Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman has been voted the ICC Men's Player of the Month after a stunning month in April. Prabath Jayasuriya and Mark Chapman were also in the race but Fakhar emerged as the most promising of all.
New Zealand pace bowler Trent Boult has revealed his 'big desire' to feature in the shades of black once again for his national team in the upcoming ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023.
Notably, Latham was leading the Blackcap as a stand-in captain in the absence of Williamson. He was also captaining the side in the tour of Pakistan where they tied the T20I series by 2-2 and claimed the ODI series by 4-1.
New Zealand proved too strong in the series finale, as Pakistan clinched the series 4-1 in a result that caused a major shake-up at the top of the ODI team rankings.
Pakistan are the new No.1 team in men's ODIs after a massive win over New Zealand in the fourth ODI of the bilateral series in Karachi. The hosts, who now lead 4-0 in the series that has one game to go, have 113 rating points, and edge Australia and India by decimal points.
The lioness of Punjab, Mai Bhago, was born as Mata Bhag Kaur. The zealous and harsh rule of the Mughals caused great suffering on the Indian subcontinent in the 17th century.
Pakistan were fifth on the ODI rankings before the five-match ODI series began with a rating of 106 but now they have jumped to the third with consecutive fantastic performances at home. Meanwhile, New Zealand, who were second, have slipped down to the fifth spot.
In spite of Pakistan taking a 3-0 lead in their ODI series against New Zealand on home soil, the left-hander has stressed the need to keep the group consistent, considering the scale of matches and the little time to prepare for their ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign in India.
Pakistan's middle order has consistently failed to build on the foundation laid down by the top order. The batters between Nos. 4 and No. 7 have averaged 26.9, which is slightly lower than the West Indies, whose middle-order batters average 26.2.