The 'Fab 4' is a name given to cricketers Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Joe Root and Kane Williamson as they are widely regarded as the 4 best players of their generation
The ex-India star in question here is Ravi Shastri, who believes that both Kohli and Smith will be very hungry to score runs in the upcoming Test match in Melbourne
Mitchell Santner has been named as the captain for both the white-ball formats for New Zealand, as he came in and filled a spot that was vacant for 6 moths.
These are the active players who have proved to be prolific in all the 3 formats with the bat and have played several outstanding knocks throughout their respective careers
The South African left-handed batter played a brilliant knock of 82 against the Men in Green in the first T20I of the 3-match series in Durban
The 34-year-old star New Zealand batter became the first player from his nation to reach 9,000 runs in Test cricket
These are the senior players who failed to attract any franchise and were thus left unsold at the recently-concluded IPL mega auction
The 34-year-old is set to also miss the third and final Test of the series against India in Mumbai as he will be continuing his rehabilitation from the groin injury he sustained last month
New Zealand Cricket announced their squad for their next month tour of Sri Lanka, where Mitchell Santner will be the leader of the team.
Kane Williamson is in New Zealand as of now, and is going to stay there for rehabilitation from a strain in his groin.