Whinge and moan about Martin Guptill all you like, there are far more funky lads in this Blackcaps team to concern yourself with though. Mitchell Santner's a good starting point as the lad stood up in the first Test against India.
Debriefing the series between the New Zealand XI and Emerging Players XI which featured Seth Rance doing what he does best as well as our gang of young kiwi cricketers giving us a taste of what to expect this summer.
Kaptain Kane Williamson loves it and everyone loves Kaptain Kane in Aotearoa and India. The Blackcaps face India in the first Test of a pretty interesting series tomorrow night, keep a lid on your expectations.
Lord Jeetan Patel helped Warwickshire grab a Royal London One-Day Cup title, but it was pretty sad times on the Kiwi County Tour as no one else did anything ... Craig Cachopa got a pair?
Mark Craig could benefit from Tim Southee's ankle injury and we should probably worry more about our spinning gang than Martin Guptill's lack of runs, or Luke Ronchi's runs.
Don’t worry New Zealand, despite what you may have heard Valerie Adams wasn’t beaten to Olympic gold by a drug cheat (this time, anyway).
Will Young ensured that he wasn't left behind by Rob O'Donnell and Mark Chapman as the series between the NZ XI and Emerging XI was wrapped up.
Hamish Rutherford has stacked up two decent innings with the bat, but it was Rob O'Donnell who stole the show in game two between the New Zealand XI and Emerging Players XI.
Mark Chapman was the pick of the non-fringe-Blackcaps in the first game between the New Zealand XI and Emerging Players XI. Check in to see who else impressed.
Valerie Adams has competed in 39 shot put meets within the Diamond League calendar in her career. Of those 39 she has finished in the top three on 37 occasions and taken first place on 28 occasions.
We've been graced with a New Zealand XI and an Emerging Players XI, two teams who will do battle this week and showcase Aotaeroa's cricketing depth.
Hamish Marshall hit a century as he, James Franklin and Craig Cachopa all enjoyed victories. Lord Jeetz didn't quite celebrate a win, he did however celebrate even more wickets.
Jimmy Neesham is back in the Blackcaps squad, where will he fit in? And why do we need more seam-bowlin' all-rounders in India?
Craig Cachopa popped up for Sussex and the rest of our Kiwi County Tour went to battle against each other ... of course Jeetan Patel took wickets.
You could have been forgiven for thinking after the 2016 Olympics that the sport of men’s shot put was set to be dominated by Ryan Crouser for the foreseeable future.
Martin Guptill did his best Martin Guptill impersonation in Africa, so what now?
Neil Wagner was a shining light for the Blackcaps as Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander got rowdy at their comeback party for South Africa.
Leigh Kasperek will lead the spin department for the White Ferns as they head to South Africa for seven ODI's.
Jeetan Patel and Hamish Marshall were the only lads on the bus, trust the veterans to hold it down for the Kiwi County Tour.
The Olympics may have only just ended but the noble art-form of shot put knows no interruptions and with that both Valerie Adams and Tom Walsh were straight back into competition in Europe.