The New Zealand national cricket team also known as Black Caps comes under the administration of New Zealand Cricket. The team played their first Test match against England in 1930, thus claiming the fifth spot among the countries to play Test Cricket. They were named Black Caps in 1998, as a result of a competition held by their then sponsor Clear Communications. Throughout their cricket journey till November 2022 New Zealand national cricket team had played 1429 international matches. The team also ranks 3rd in ODIs, 5th in Tests, and T20I.
New Zealand National Cricket Team Captain
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Kane Williamson
Kane Stuart Williamson is the captain of the New Zealand National Cricket team in limited-overs cricket. Williamson, known as the best batter of the modern era, was crowned the all-time leading run scorer for New Zealand in February 2023. Martin Crowe, the late former New Zealand cricketer, regarded Kane as the greatest batsman ever.
Star player
Kane Williamson is regarded as the star player of the New Zealand national cricket team. Kane is known as one of the best batters in New Zealand’s cricket history. In the 2019 World Cup, Kane won the Player of the Tournament award because of his exceptional batting. On December 2020, Kane became the number one Test Batsman in the world, surpassing Steve Smith and Virat Kohli.
Tim Southee
Timothy Grant Southee captains the New Zealand national team in Tests and enjoys a vice-captainship over the team in T20I. He is New Zealand’s youngest cricketer to take 300 Tests wickets and bag the spot of the third New Zealand bowler to ever do so. In the 2011 ICC World Cup, his talents as a bowler landed him the honor of being the third-highest wicket-taker.
New Zealand National Cricket Team Coach: Gary Stead
Gary Raymond Stead was appointed the coach of the New Zealand national cricket team in August 2018. He is a former cricketer and top-order batsman. After retiring as a player, Gary took up coaching and started his career as the coach of the New Zealand Women’s team. He is regarded as one of the best coaches to ever train the national cricket team.
New Zealand National Cricket Team Squad
The official team squad for ICC World Cup hasn’t been announced yet, but you can look at the table to get a general idea.
| Player name | Role |
| Kane Williamson | Batter |
| Tim Southee | Bowler |
| Ish Sodhi | Bowler |
| Mitchell Santner | Bowler |
| Glenn Phillips | Wicketkeeper |
| Jimmy Neesham | All-rounder |
| Daryl Mitchell | All-rounder |
| Adam Milne | Bowler |
| Martin Guptill | Batter |
| Lockie Ferguson | Bowler |
| Devon Conway | Batter |
| Mark Chapman | All-rounder |
| Michael Bracewell | All-rounder |
| Trent Boult | Bowler |
| Finn Allen | Batter |
New Zealand has the best cricket players without a doubt and we can’t wait to witness their talent on the cricket field coming October.
When will the Team Squad be announced?
New Zealand cricket is yet to announce the team squad and lineup. The announcement will probably come before the World Cup Qualifiers.
Which players from the current squad appeared in the previous World Cup tournaments?
Let’s look at the players who have previously graced the World Cup field
| Player name | World Cup year |
| Kane Williamson | 2019, 2015, 2011 |
| Tim Southee | 2019, 2015, 2011 |
| Ish Sodhi | 2019 |
| Mitchell Santner | 2019 |
| Jimmy Neesham | 2019 |
| Martin Guptill | 2019, 2015, 2011 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 2019 |
| Trent Boult | 2019, 2015 |
| Adam Milne | 2015 |
Possible Lineup
New Zealand Cricket hasn’t announced the possible lineup yet. Here is our prediction:
History of New Zealand at the Cricket World Cup
The New Zealand national cricket team has been a part of the ICC World Cup since it began in 1975. The New Zealand national cricket team ranks amongst those that have shown exceptional talent on the World Cup field
| Year | Description |
| 1975 | Reached the semifinals but lost to West Indies |
| 1979 | Reached the semifinals but lost to England |
| 1983 | Was able to reach the group stage but got eliminated |
| 1987 | Was able to reach the group stage but got eliminated |
| 1992 | Reached the semifinals but lost to Pakistan |
| 1996 | Lost in round 2 to Australia |
| 1999 | Reached the semifinals but lost to Pakistan |
| 2003 | Was able to reach the super sixes but got eliminated |
| 2007 | Reached the semifinals but lost to Sri Lanka |
| 2011 | Reached the semifinals but lost to Sri Lanka |
| 2015 | Runner-up, reached finals but lost to Australia |
| 2019 | Runner-up reached finals but lost to England |