Tim Southee could come into consideration for New Zealand’s ODI World Cup captaincy as well as Tom Latham who has recently had the role in the absence of the injured Kane Williamson.
Although Williamson has begun rehab following surgery on the ACL injury he sustained in the IPL he is still considered unlikely to make the World Cup in October.
Latham has been the regular stand-in when Williamson has been absent in recent years and was in charge for both legs in Pakistan where the T20Is were shared 2-2 and the home side claimed the ODIs 4-1.
Southee, who is New Zealand’s Test captain, was one of the players unavailable for that tour due to involvement in the IPL.
“That’s something that still needs to be worked out,” New Zealand coach Gary Stead said of the World Cup job. “Tim is captaining the Test team as well. Tom has had plenty of white-ball experience for us in the past. Thought he captained really well [in Pakistan] with a number of guys he didn’t know much about and that’s always a…
