Gavin Larsen

The New Zealand team's Cricket Operations Manager for the World Cup, Gavin Larsen, is busy shuttling around from one venue to the other, but ask him about the 1992 World Cup and he gets emotional.

The decision to create a separate window for IPL has played a massive role in qualitative growth of New Zealand cricketers, feels former seamer and current national selector Gavin Larsen. Larsen and coach Gary Stead (also chief selector) form the two-member panel which looks after the development of the country's players and the cricket board has ensured that IPL is a part of that plan.

New Zealand leg-spinner Todd Astle has announced his retirement from first-class cricket to focus on the limited-overs formats, ruling him out of the upcoming two-match unofficial Test series against India A starting January 30.

New Zealand on Friday announced a strong 'A' squad, including seven cricketers with international experience, for their upcoming tour of India featuring both red- and white-ball series in September.

Fast bowler Lockie Ferguson, all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme and left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel are still causing some injury worries for New Zealand's cricket team, selector Gavin Larsen has said.

It is the opportunity of a lifetime as Warne will bowl an over to the one who makes the highest bid during a charity match to raise funds for NZ earthquake victims.

Gavin Larsen says if he could rein in the batsmen of 1990s era even with his military medium pace it was because of his skipper Martin Crowe's tremendous leadership style and his faith in the bowlers.

Left-handed batsman Henry Nicholls will lead New Zealand A during their tour to India later this month.

Fast bowler Kyle Jamieson is likely to make his debut for New Zealand during the three-match series against India beginning in Hamilton on February 5.

James Anderson's ascension to the pantheon of Test bowlers when he claimed his 600th wicket on Tuesday can possibly be traced back to a prediction that current New Zealand selector Gavin Larsen made in 2008.

The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Cricket World Cup today approved Kusal Perera as a replacement player for Dinesh Chandimal in Sri Lanka's squad for the tournament.

The ICC approved Mohit Sharma as a replacement player for injured Ishant Sharma in India's squad for the tournament starting on February 14.

All-rounder Daryl Mitchell and fast bowler Blair Tickner are the two rookies who earned their maiden entry to the national squad. Tickner, however, will join the team only for the third match, where he will replace Lockie Ferguson in the squad.

South African-born Devon Conway has been rushed on to the New Zealand cricket payroll before completing the required three-years residency because his form was "impossible to ignore", chief selector Gavin Larsen said Friday.

New Zealand retained injured Martin Guptill in their squad named Sunday for the upcoming Twenty20 series against Australia but have placed this season's breakout star, the uncapped Finn Allen, on standby.

New Zealand have picked veteran pacer Hamish Bennett in their 14-man squad to face India in the five T20 Internationals, which starts at Eden Park in Auckland next Friday.

New Zealand pacer Adam Milne on Monday withdrew himself from the white-ball tours of Pakistan and India due to lack of preparation.

New Zealand called up an uncapped Finn Allen and picked Will Young for the three-match Twenty20 series against Bangladesh on Tuesday in their bid to compensate for the absence of six players bound for next month's Indian Premier League.

Towering pace bowler Kyle Jamieson has been rewarded for an impressive debut series against India earlier this year by being awarded a central contract by New Zealand Cricket (NZC) for the next 12 months.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Tom Latham will captain New Zealand in the absence of injured regular skipper Kane Williamson for the one-day international series against Bangladesh, New Zealand Cricket said on Thursday.