Tom Latham, who has driven New Zealand in 44 ODIs, is one of the leaders to occupy captaincy obligations full time following Kane Williamson's choice to step down. The 32-year-old Latham, who has filled in during Williamson's nonattendance beforehand including at the 2023 Cricket World Cup, is available to the possibility of assuming responsibility. "It would clearly be a genuine honor," Latham said on Wednesday (July 17). "For me it's forever been tied in with attempting to put the group first as best as could be expected and I'm certain they'll have those conversations around what they need according to a group perspective and positively assuming that I get the potential chance to do that it would be truly exceptional." It is not yet clear in the event that New Zealand look for a solitary commander for both the white-ball groups for such a choice would impede Latham's possibilities considering he hasn't highlighted in a T20I XI for over a year now. Test commander, Tim Southee, could then be a competitor to be given the reins of the relative multitude of three sides. Mentor Gary Stead uncovered that albeit the administration hadn't arrived at the last phase of choice, Latham was most certainly on their waitlist of being named commander. "We're not at the phase of affirming it yet, so I would rather not hypothesize regardless of whether Tom will be [named captain]. However, he's positively one person that will be in conversations around that job," Stead said. "The significant thing is whoever is set up, we need set up for a few years or somewhere in the vicinity, prompting that next [ODI] World Cup. That will be one of the significant dynamic factors that we talk about." The requirement for captaincy change has occurred after New Zealand were given a few major blows over the most recent a long time since Trent Boult's choice to forego his focal agreement to have the adaptability of playing in different T20 associations all over the planet. Not long after a frustrating T20 World Cup crusade last month, Williamson, Lockie Ferguson and Adam Milne have likewise declined their focal agreements with the previous skipper taking up an easygoing agreement all things being equal. Be that as it may, notwithstanding the tasks agreeing with the SA20 in January one year from now, Williamson is supposed to play the heft of New Zealand's global apparatuses in each of the three configurations. "I think right now where cricket's going in New Zealand is somewhat unique. It's positively not a high contrast circumstance, and surely changing with this large number of associations springing up. Surmise everybody is in a somewhat unique boat in what their future might resemble relying upon their age or stage they are throughout everyday life," Latham said. Latham added that the adaptable agreement framework has functioned admirably since beginning however with the developing number of T20 associations springing up and the changing scene of cricket, it was something that the board and the players' affiliation could have to audit. "Don't have the foggiest idea what the right situation is, there is a great deal of adaptability inside our agreements right now, however I think with the changing scene of cricket I'm certain it will be something that New Zealand Cricket and the players' affiliation check out and attempt to concoct something," he said. "We've seen over numerous years now, now and again we haven't had those senior folks. That offers me a chance as a senior player to move forward and lead too. Yet in addition different folks who haven't really had open doors in that frame of mind to move forward in various positions of authority. It's never incredible when you miss folks of Kane's type, yet it gives open doors to different folks to do their absolute best." The Dark Covers have a major summer following their visit through India in October not long from now, with any semblance of Britain, Sri Lanka and Pakistan all paying visit either side of the Bosses Prize. "We have a great deal of cricket in the late spring [and] got an ICC zenith occasion [the Champions Trophy] which is energizing to anticipate. So whether it be with various work force, whether it be with the folks we are accustomed to having, at whatever point we can have them I'm certain that will be perfect, however believe we've positively became pretty liquid with what things resemble from now on," Latham said.