New Zealand have used nine different spinners across the formats halfway through 2026 and while other pockets of Blackcaps depth have been noted around the world, spin bowling has crept under the radar.

New Zealand won their ODI series vs West Indies with Jayden Lennox continuing his excellent year and coach Rob Walter winning in all three formats for his first year in charge as Blackcaps coach.

New Zealand is up 2-1 in their ODI series vs West Indies as Jayden Lennox continues to excel in his first year of Blackcaps cricket.

New Zealand's Blackcaps move into ODI mode to start their tour of the West Indies where they will add to their 21 players used across six ODIs this year.

There won't be any drastic changes to the New Zealand Test cricket team's batting line up any time soon but there is a cluster of emerging batters working towards Test debuts.

New Zealand's loss to England in the first Test featured a dodgy pitch and the continuation of some grand trends for the Blackcaps.

New Zealand handled their business in the Test vs Ireland in another flex of Aotearoa's cricketing depth and are now boosted by the return of Mitchell Santner for the Test series vs England.

New Zealand have named their Test squads to tour Ireland and England with 19 players selected across both series, which is aligned with the 21 players who have played Test cricket for Aotearoa since the start of 2025.

New Zealand's tour of Bangladesh didn't produce ODI or T20I series wins but the Blackcaps won a game in both series and there were a bunch of notable performances within the almost 20 players used on tour.

After winning the first ODI in Bangladesh, New Zealand couldn't seal an upset series win with two losses in the next two games.

The Blackcaps will once again flex their depth for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh where they will play three ODIs and three T20Is.

The Blackcaps T20I series vs South Africa features a refreshed group after the T20 World Cup and again highlights New Zealand's impressive depth across the various roles.

T20 World Cups don't have the same glimmer as other major cricket tournaments as they pop around every couple of years, but the 2026 event is another opportunity for New Zealand to crack a top-four spot and perhaps ... well let's try get out of the group stages first.

While there have been many notable checkpoints to suggest that the Blackcaps will be alright after the previous generation started to dip out of the mix, the last few months have escalated a sense of calm about New Zealand cricket.