Mitchell Santner takes over as the captaincy of the white ball for New Zealand

New Delhi: Mitchell Santner has taken over as the new captain of the New Zealand cricket team in white ball, thereby filling a six-month vacancy of the black caps after the stepping down of Kane Williamson.

Santner has so far played 107 ODIs and 106 T20Is for the black caps. The left-arm all-rounder will begin his tenure with a three-match home ODI series against Sri Lanka from December 28.

The 32-year-old has previously led New Zealand in 28 white ball matches, some on a stand-in basis after Williamson relinquished the role following the T20 World Cup in June. Santner described the full-time appointment as a “huge honour”.