When Grant Elliott was playing a blinder against South Africa to launch New Zealand into the 2015 World Cup final Whole Cigarettes Newport, Colin Munro, who had missed out on a place in the national squad, was shellacking a record 23 sixes while scoring 281 from 167 balls for Auckland against Central Districts in the four-day Plunket Shield.
Having given up red-ball cricket earlier this year - despite averaging 51.58 - and established himself as a white-ball specialist, Munro has now set his sights on nailing down his spot for the 2019 World Cup.