NEW DELHI: New Zealand‘s new Check captain, Tom Latham, is getting ready for his first tour as a full-time chief towards India. He took over the function from Tim Southee, who stepped down final week. Latham, 32, has led the staff in 9 matches up to now, however this will likely be his first sequence as a everlasting captain.
Latham and a 15-member squad, together with Southee, are heading to India for a three-match sequence beginning October 16.Matches will likely be performed in Bengaluru, Pune, and Mumbai.
In a video launched by New Zealand Cricket, Latham expressed his pleasure about his new function. He stated, “It is clearly a particular feeling to be named full-time captain. It is a huge honor and an enormous privilege. I feel previously, it is at all times been just a little little bit of a caretaker function… However I suppose, it is a completely different state of affairs the place I’d be capable of put just a little little bit of my very own spin on issues and what that appears like.”Latham added, “As a Check staff, previously, now we have achieved an enormous quantity of excellent issues. We’ve been profitable enjoying a model of cricket that’s true to us as Kiwis.”
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He additionally talked about the mix of skilled gamers and new expertise, saying, “It is clearly an amazing group, a bunch of leaders, a bunch of older guys, and likewise some wonderful expertise coming by means of. So it is actually an thrilling time and yeah, will probably be an amazing problem.”
