New Zealand Cricket

Gary Stead to remain New Zealand head coach until mid-2025

Stead's tenure will now end in mid-2025, which means he will guide New Zealand through the 2024 T20 World Cup, 2025 Champions Trophy and the 2023-25 World Test Championship Cycle.

Martin Guptill released by New Zealand to explore overseas T20 options

Guptill joins bowler Trent Boult and Colin de Grandhomme as players who recently asked to have their New Zealand Cricket contracts cancelled.

Dane Cleaver replaces Daryl Mitchell in New Zealand's squad for Tri-Series

Dane Cleaver replaced Daryl Mitchell in the New Zealand's T20 squad for the ongoing T20 series at home against Pakistan and Bangladesh after the latter fractured his pinkie finger at the nets.

Colin De Grandhomme announces retirement from international cricket after BBL fiasco

Being centrally contracted with NZC, Grandhomme would have been ineligible to play the BBL without an NOC from the board, but they released him from the central contract after announcing his retirement.

‘I hope not’: Trent Boult on England Test series being his last in the red ball format

Trent Boult said that he is aware of the difficulties he might face with selection, but is definitely willing to continue playing international cricket.

‘A pretty white sport’: Ross Taylor opens up on facing racism in New Zealand dressing room

Ross Taylor said that it was easier to develop a thick skin and let it slide, because if you pull them up you'll create a bigger problem or be accused of playing the race card.

Twitter divided as Trent Boult released from New Zealand Cricket central contract

Boult chances of featuring in international matches will significantly reduce as NZCT chief White said that the board will give preference to centrally or domestic contracted players.

New Zealand women cricketers to be paid equal match fee as men

New Zealand national and domestic women’s players will receive the same match fees as the men across all their formats and competitions.

Babar Azam is happy with the tri-series being organized in New Zealand before the T20 World Cup

The Black Caps will host Pakistan and Bangladesh for a tri-series in October. The Pakistan skipper has not played in New Zealand since 2018.

Watch: Henry Nicholls gets out in bizarre fashion against England, video goes viral

The ball hit the non-striker’s bat and ricocheted to mid-off after Nicholls tried to drive it straight. The dismissal left the fielders as well as the commentators baffled.