Luke Ronchi

If there was any doubt that New Zealand would keep attacking, their captain's first ball made the answer clear and the spirit of adventure was addictive

Born in New Zealand but raised in Australia, Luke Ronchi returned to forge an international career in the country of his birth, after his attempt to do so in green and gold was short lived

They've drawn from their captain's aggressive style, and their crowds will get up Australia's face. Clarke and Co. have their work cut out

Luke Ronchi has shown he can both rebuild a wobbling innings or launch from a platform at the death, making him a vital cog in New Zealand's set-up leading into the World Cup

Also, the fastest ODI 150s, and the highest Test totals without a half-century

The game-changing 267-run stand that sent records tumbling was born of enjoyment and good vibes, protagonists Luke Ronchi and Grant Elliott said, after the pair was instrumental in earning New Zealand a 3-1 lead in the series against Sri Lanka

Luke Ronchi and Grant Elliott put on a world record stand of 267 runs for the sixth wicket to lift New Zealand from 93 for 5 to 360 for 5, a total that was 108 runs beyond Sri Lanka

New Zealand are set to make at least one change to their team as they seek to level the series against Pakistan

Brendon McCullum said AB de Villiers and JP Duminy's unbeaten 139-run partnership "killed us softly" in the first ODI in Mount Maunganui

Wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi and offspinner Mark Craig will be hoping for Test debuts on New Zealand's tour of the West Indies after being named in a 15-man squad for the three-Test series in June

Guided by a well-compiled fifty from James Franklin and an aggressive 41 from Luke Ronchi, Wellington edged out Northern Districts by four wickets in a tense game to win the Ford Trophy

Luke Ronchi is living the international cricketer's dream a second time. The first one with Australia ended quickly, but Ronchi is slowly starting to feel more comfortable at this level with New Zealand

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has praised wicketkeeper-batsman Luke Ronchi, whose unbeaten 51 off 28 helped the hosts chase 160 in the second T20 in Wellington, and said he was the difference in the two sides

Luke Ronchi played a second consecutive match-winning innings to not only win the Twenty20 series for New Zealand at the Westpac Stadium but also indicate that his flagging international career might have turned a corner

New Zealand captain says his team's performance in first T20 was "pretty close to how we want to play as a short-version team"

Luke Ronchi and Brendon MCCullum turned a flagging New Zealand innings around with an unbeaten 85-run partnership in the last 7.1 overs, which gave them a comfortable total to defend given West Indies' batting

Brendon McCullum's days as an international wicketkeeper appear over after the New Zealand coach Mike Hesson conceded he was too valuable as a captain and batsman

New Zealand captain Kyle Mills conceded his side was outplayed comprehensively in the second T20 in Pallekele, but was optimistic about their chances in the home summer and the World Twenty20

Brendon McCullum is returning home to New Zealand immediately after being ruled out of the final two matches of the Bangladesh tour with "significant" pain from a long-standing back problem.