Wellington, Nov. 24 -- Star batter Kane Williamson has been named in New Zealand's 14-man squad for the home series against West Indies starting from December 2 onwards, with wicketkeeper-batter Tom Latham leading the team.

Williamson missed his side's Test series in Zimbabwe in August, and comes into the series against West Indies inside 800 runs from the magical 10,000 mark.

The Kiwis, meanwhile, have also named pace bowlers Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes and Blair Tickner, alongside Matt Henry and Nathan Smith, in a strong group of quicks, as per the ICC.

Tickner returns to the Test side for the first time since 2023 after strong performances in New Zealand's recent ODI series against England, while Duffy and Foulkes were valuable contrib...