Santner has previously captained in 24 T20Is and four ODIs and his first series in the full-time role will come against Sri Lanka from late December.
The first major event in his tenure will be February’s Champions Trophy before focus turns to building to the 2026 T20 World Cup.
“It’s obviously a huge honour and a privilege to be asked,” Santner said. “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.”
Head coach Gary Stead explained that they were conscious of not adding to Tom Latham’s workload as Test captain. Santner is also a first-choice selection…
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