New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said this year showed his team can adapt and win in different conditions as they celebrated a historic victory against Sri Lanka in the second Test in Christchurch on Sunday.

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson gave high praise to Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews after the duo rescued Sri Lanka in the first Test in Wellington.

Kane Williamson has become the first New Zealand batsman and 32nd overall to break the 900-point barrier in the ICC player rankings for Test batsmen following a stellar performance in the third Test against Pakistan.

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is hoping that his batsmen learn from the Dubai experience going into the deciding third Test starting in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said his team's dramatic victory in the first game of the three-match Test series against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi was one of his best as captain.

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has confirmed that senior batsman Ross Taylor has been passed fit to take his place in the middle-order for the first Test against England that starts in Auckland on Thursday.

Former New Zealand seamer Simon Doull believes Kane Williamson and Mike Hesson should not be captain and coach of the Black Caps' T20 side, saying his country are not getting their selections right in the shortest format.

Even though New Zealand are already two-nil up in the five-match series against Pakistan, captain Kane Williamson still sees plenty of room for improvement, particularly from his bowlers.

New Zealand will rest captain Kane Williamson and Tim Southee for parts of the upcoming limited-overs series at home against the West Indies.

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson credited his bowlers, especially his pacemen, after completing a two-nil Test series sweep against the West Indies in Hamilton on Monday.