Auckland, Nov 16 : New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has been cleared to take part in the upcoming three-match Test series against Pakistan.

Vettori had earlier suffered a mild concussion after being struck in the helmet, while batting in the ODI series against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi.

“He is feeling significantly better and will be available to play in the first Test starting on 24 November,” The New Zealand Cricket said in a statement.

Abu Dhabi, Nov 14 : New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has regained the No. 1 bowling spot in ODIs following his performance during the 2-1 series win over Pakistan in Abu Dhabi this month.

Vettori, who held the top spot last March, replaced teammate Kyle Mills as the world''s leading ODI bowler, after taking five wickets for 113 runs off 30 overs, The New Zealand Herald reports.

London, Nov. 9 : New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori is hoping that his inconsistent team performs consistently just one more time to win the third and final one-day cricket international against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

“We look for more improvement and will make sure that we head into this final game with more confidence and looking to put more pressure on Pakistan,” The New Zealand Herald quoted Vettori, as saying.

Wellington, Oct. 27 : New Zealand cricket skipper Daniel Vettori believes the Black Caps can put the Andy Moles resignation affair behind them as they get set for the three one-dayers against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi.

Moles resigned as New Zealand coach after players had expressed their dissatisfaction about his methods.

The Black Caps left for the United Arabs Emirates today with no coach in place, as Vettori and national selector Mark Greatbatch were set to take up the slack.

Abu Dhabi, Oct 26 : New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has said that having the vice-captaincy tag removed from Brendon McCullum would not deter him from being a captain in future.

The decision to strip McCullum of his vice-captaincy post was taken by the selectors, who want to get him back into his best form, and develop more leaders within the squad.

Wellington, Oct 25 : New Zealand’s captain and de facto coach Daniel Vettori believes former skipper Stephen Fleming would make a wonderful Black Caps coach.

Vettori will lead the team to the United Arab Emirates for a one-day and Twenty20 series against Pakistan as both captain and coach following Andy Moles’ decision on Saturday to step down as coach after a review process revealed he was ill-equipped to continue in the role.

New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has been named as New Zealand Player of the Year at the annual awards ceremony of the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) in Auckland on Thursday.

The 30- year-old Vettori also bagged the Winsor Cup for best first-class bowler and JR Reid best all-rounder Trophy. Vettori has led his team from the front as he had performed exceptionally well with the bat and ball to led New Zealand in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy last month.

Colombo, Aug 30: Former New Zealand cricketer Stephen Boock reckons that captain Daniel Vettori is one of the cleverest finger spinners to grace the cricketing world.

“Everyone knows what Dan bowls: little spinners that turn away [from the right-hander] or ones that skid through, that''s the guts of it. There''s no secrets in his armoury but the way he uses what he''s got is the best I''ve seen,” Boock told the Sunday Star-Times.

Colombo (Sri Lanka), Aug 24 : New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has been included in the cricket selection panel, which has underwent few alterations in the past week.

From the previous panel, convener Glenn Turner is the only person to remain, while, Dion Nash has stepped down citing business and family commitments and John Wright has stepped aside to concentrate on the development area.

Vettori has been included in the selection panel along with Mark Greatbatch, who was previously a selection adviser and coach Andy Moles.

Wellington, Apr 2 : New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori is disappointed with the pitch for the third Test against India, as he was hoping for a more greener wicket.

Vettori was hoping for a pitch that offered his fast bowlers genuine assistance, as the home side seeks to draw the series, but the colour of the wicket was not to his liking when the covers were removed today.

Washington, March 9: A new study has shown that the shells of microscopic animals in the ocean are becoming thinner thanks to the ocean's increasing absorption of carbon dioxide.

As carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels has accumulated in the atmosphere, some of it has been absorbed by the ocean.

As the gas dissolves in the water, it forms a weak acid, causing the ocean itself to become gradually more acidic.

With the ocean water becoming more acidic, it also lowers the amount of calcium carbonate available to aquatic animals that use the mineral to build shells or skeletons, such as corals.

These organisms can be important links in the marine food chain.

Wellington, Mar 7: New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has said that players should make their own decisions whether to travel to India for next month’s Indian Premier League.

Speaking a day after teammate Jacob Oram expressed doubts over whether he would play in the lucrative Twenty20 competition in the wake of the Lahore terrorist attack this week, three months after the Mumbai killings, Vettori described it as “a very individual thing.”

Wellington, Mar 7 : New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has said that his bowlers are fearful of Indian opener Virender Sehwag, because he regularly throws their bowling plans haywire with a swing of his bat.

Vettori said Sehwag forced him to deviate from his plans, adding that the Delhi batsman is a great player and very destructive batsmen.

Wellington, Mar 6 : New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori will rely on the experts advice before making his decision on whether to play cricket in the sub-continent this year.

Vettori is due to play in the Indian Premier League next month and lead New Zealand on a tour of Sri Lanka in July.

Both trips are in the balance after the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore on Tuesday.

Christchurch (New Zealand), Feb. 25: The New Zealand cricket team will seek to put pressure on explosive Indian opener Virender Sehwag during the series that includes two Twenty20 matches, five one-day internationals and three Tests.

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori made no attempt to diminish the influence the 30-year-old could exert throughout the tour.

Christchurch (New Zealand), Feb. 25: New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori has said that India are notorious for not touring his country, and therefore, this could be an advantage for his side in the upcoming series.

"This will be a huge challenge," stuff. co. nz quoted Vettori, as saying.

Vettori is at least in a position to fight fire with fire at the top of the order with Jesse Ryder and Brendon McCullum reunited.

Melbourne, Feb. 5 : New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori''s text messaged Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin to clear the air following the glove affair in Sunday''s one-day match, and both players are happy to move on.

Kiwis skipper Vettori told Haddin he in no way intended to refer to the wicketkeeper as a cheat, after questioning his role in the dismissal of batsman Neil Broom, which replays showed should have been no-balled because Haddin''s gloves were in front of the stumps.

Haddin thanked Vettori in a reply text and said he would also like to put the incident behind them. Earlier that day, Haddin had attacked Vettori for questioning his integrity.

Perth, Feb. 2: Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has angrily denied claims by the New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori that he cheated during the one-day clash at the WACA yesterday.

The dispute centers around the dismissal of Black Cap Neil Broom at a vital stage of New Zealand''s two-wicket win.

Broome was given out bowled by Michael Clarke in the 36th over, but replays quickly showed Haddin had clipped off the bails with his gloves rather than the ball.

Perth, Jan. 31 : New Zealand cricket skipper Daniel Vettori believes Australia''s aura has been washed away following a spate of retirements.

On the eve of the one-day series between the two nations, which kicks off at the WACA Ground on Sunday, Vettori said it was less daunting facing up to Australia since the retirement of Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden.

Melbourne, Nov. 18: New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori has described his Australian counterpart Ricky Ponting, all-rounder Andrew Symonds and opener Matthew Hayden as world cricket''s most aggressive nigglers.

Vettori also ruffled more feathers when he claimed Ponting was often "spoiling for a fight".

He also insisted that he was not surprised that last summer''s volatile battle between Australia and India had descended into a bitter slanging match.