New Zealand Appoints Mitchell Santner as Full-Time White-Ball Captain

Mitchell Santner has been officially appointed as the captain of New Zealand's white-ball teams, taking over from Kane Williamson.

Background

Santner has already led the team in 24 T20Is and 4 ODIs, including the last assignment in Sri Lanka. He is one of four players to represent New Zealand over 100 times each in the two white-ball formats.

Tenure and Upcoming Schedule

Santner's tenure as full-time captain will begin with the T20I and ODI series against Sri Lanka in late December and early January. The team will then participate in an ODI tri-series in Pakistan in February, followed by the ICC Champions Trophy and a home T20I and ODI series against Pakistan.

Quotes from Mitchell Santner

• "It's a huge honour and a privilege to be asked. When you're a young kid the dream was always to play for New Zealand but to have the opportunity to officially lead my country in two formats is special."
• "It's a new challenge and I'm excited to get stuck into the important period of white ball cricket that we have ahead of us."
• "There's obviously a little bit of a changing of the guard with some of our experienced players at the back end of their careers. I think that's exciting for the remainder of the group and the young players to now take on the challenge and drive this team forward to further success."

Quote from Head Coach Gary Stead

• "In Tom Latham we have an accomplished and experienced captain who has led the side admirably across all three formats. Tom's doing a great job as full-time Test captain since taking over in October and we're keen to allow him to focus on that job which requires a considerable amount of time and energy."