How quickly fortunes can change on the cricket field.
After returning home from an arduous - and losing - tour of India, New Zealand's Black Caps have seen off Pakistan with 2-0 test series whitewash, culminating in a pulsating win at Hamilton on Tuesday.
It marks an impressive turnaround after
the team was overpowered by India in a three test series. The Indians didn't have all their way in the five-match one-day series that followed with Kane Williamson's crew winning two of those matches. But it was a losing tour nonetheless.
And while India has been imperious at the top of the test rankings, Pakistan is no slouch and was placed a couple of spots above the Kiwis. However, results in this latest tour will see the Black Caps ladder ranking in the ascendancy.
The selectors took a punt and made changes in the team line-up but a test clean-sweep came down to more than just seeing some new names on the scoreboard. It's one thing to select players; it's another to see them make such influential contributions to the cause.
