IND vs NZ: A 3-match Test series will be played between India and New Zealand on Indian soil from 16 October 2024 and this Test series is important for both the countries. If the Indian team is successful in winning the IND vs NZ Test series, then the position of the Indian team in the points table of 'WTC 2025' will improve.

But just before the IND vs NZ series, a big news has been heard and according to that, the team captain has resigned from the post of captaincy and the cricket board itself has given this information through its official social media handle.

First captain resigns from IND vs NZ series

IND vs NZ Test series will start from 16 October 2024 and before this the supporters of New Zealand have got a big shock. Actually the thing is that New Zealand cricket team captain Tim Southee has resigned from his post and now the responsibility has been handed over to another veteran by the cricket board. Tim Southee took command of the team in Test cricket after the departure of Kane Williamson. However, the reasons due to which Saudi has taken this decision are not yet known.

Tim Southee has stepped down as BLACKCAPS Test captain, with Tom Latham confirmed to take up the role full-time.

Latham, who has captained the Test side on nine previous occasions, will lead a 15-strong Test squad including Southee, to India next Friday https://t.co/rdMjvX6Nd5

— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) October 1, 2024

This veteran got the responsibility

It was told by the New Zealand Cricket Board that Tim Southee has resigned from the captaincy and in his place the board has given the responsibility to another veteran. The New Zealand Cricket Board has now handed over the captaincy of the team to wicketkeeper batsman Tom Latham and in the IND vs NZ Test series, wicketkeeper batsman Tom Latham will be seen leading the team.

This has been the captaincy career of both of them

If we talk about Tim Southee's cricket career, his career has been very brilliant. He has captained the team in 14 Test matches and during this time he has led the team to victory in 6 matches and defeat in 6 matches. And 2 draws have been declared under his captaincy.

On the other hand, if we talk about Tom Latham's captaincy career, he has captained in 9 matches and during this, the team won in 4 matches and lost in 5 matches.

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