Spinner Ajaz Patel, who took 15 wickets against India including 11 in the third Test, was dropped from the squad.
With 385 Test wickets, Southee is New Zealand's second-highest Test wicket-taker of all time.
Former batter-turned-coach Craig Cumming feels that Tom Latham's captaincy was one of the driving forces behind New Zealand's first-ever Test series win in India
Sanjay Manjrekar analysed Rohit Sharma's struggles and criticised the India captain's approach while defending.
India suffered a late setback on Day 1, as captain Rohit Sharma was dismissed for a duck.
Rohit Sharma's dismal run continued as he was dismissed for just 2 on Day 2 of the first Test match against New Zealand in Bengaluru on Thursday.
Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli equalled an embarrassing record after he was dismissed for a duck on Day 2 of the first Test match against New Zealand in Bengaluru.
England batter Ben Duckett surpassed Tim Southee, Adam Gilchrist and Virender Sehwag to break a sensational world record on Day 2 of the second Test encounter against Pakistan.
Tim Southee stood down as New Zealand captain on Wednesday in the wake of their heavy Test series defeat in Sri Lanka and will be replaced by Tom Latham.
SL vs NZ 1st Day 2 Highlights: Sri Lankan middle-order batsman Kamindu Mendis put the side in a commanding position against New Zealand.