Mitchell Santner will take on the role of Black Caps white ball captain, taking over from Kane Williamson who stepped down following the T20 World Cup in June.

Santner has previously led the team in 24 T20Is and four ODIs, most recently in the Black Caps' white ball tour of Sri Lanka.

The 32-year-old will be tasked with leading the Black Caps in the upcoming T20I and ODI series against Sri Lanka in late December and early January.

Santner said he was humbled to be asked to lead the white ball teams on a full-time basis.

“It's obviously a huge honour and a privilege to be asked,” said Santner.

“When you're a young kid the dream was always to play for New Zealand but to have the opportunity to officially lead my country in two formats is special.

“It’s a new challenge and I’m excited to get stuck into the important period of white ball cricket that we have ahead of us."

Santner has made 243 appearances for the Black Caps and is one of just four players to have represented New Zealand over 100 times in both ODI and T20I cricket.

He first led the side in a T20I against the West Indies at Bay Oval in November 2020 and became New Zealand’s 24th ODI captain when he led the team against Scotland in 2022.

“There’s obviously a little bit of a changing of the guard with some of our experienced players at the back end of their careers.

“I think that’s exciting for the remainder of the group and the young players to now take on the challenge and drive this team forward to further success.”

Black Caps head coach Gary Stead said Santner was a great fit for the role.

“Mitch is a fantastic team man and leads by example in all facets of the game,” said Stead.

“He’s an incredibly calm and collected personality and he has a huge amount of respect in the changing room, which will serve him well.

“He’s had plenty of experience leading the T20 side and did a good job when he captained the ODI team last month, so he already has a good understanding of what it means to lead the team.

“I’m sure Mitch will also bring his own ideas and style of leadership to the role.”

Stead said the decision to hand Santner the responsibility for both white ball teams was based on the needs of the wider team.

“In Tom Latham we have an accomplished and experienced captain who has led the side admirably across all three formats.

“Tom’s doing a great job as full-time Test captain since taking over in October and we’re keen to allow him to focus on that job which requires a considerable amount of time and energy.”

The Black Caps squads for the two white-ball series against Sri Lanka will be named on Monday.

The three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka starts December 28 at Bay Oval.