More Blackcaps could follow their teammates' example in giving up their New Zealand Cricket contracts to chase lucrative deals overseas, Tim Southee concedes.
So far this year, the Blackcaps have been hit by the loss of three regular players, all opting out of central contracts in order to sign on to play Twenty20 cricket around the world.
In August, Trent Boult became the first to opt out of his contract before signing on to play in Australia and the UAE, while Colin de Grandhomme retired from international cricket altogether to also head across the ditch.
Earlier this month, Martin Guptill became the third player to do so after he was left out of the Blackcaps' plans, and has since been snapped up by Melbourne Renegades, with the prospect of more deals on the cards.
Jimmy Neesham also opted not to take up a central contract, after he was offered a deal by NZ Cricket after Boult's release, but turned it down after committing to foreign leagues.
For Southee - who is still contracted to NZ Cricket - the moves by his compatriots are merely a reflection of where the game is heading, with the club game beginning to overtake internationals as the premier form of the sport.
"It's been an interesting few months," said Southee. "The landscape of cricket has changed quicker than most thought.
"I'm contracted to New Zealand Cricket at the moment, [and] been back to the IPL this year. We'll see what happens over the coming years.
"It's definitely changing, the landscape of cricket, to what it was two-three years ago."
However, despite the examples seen around him, Southee says giving up his own contract hasn't been an active thought in planning his own future.
Southee is currently contracted to Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2023 IPL season, and could also command deals in leagues elsewhere.
"I haven't looked too far ahead to be honest," he added. "There's enough cricket to come in the coming months to worry about to look too far ahead.
"I guess it's something that all players are trying to stay with and think about as [part of] the moving landscape of the game."
Meanwhile, Southee has also become part of an exclusive club, with his three-wicket haul in the Blackcaps' ODI victory at Eden Park against India seeing the 33-year-old make history.
Three wickets in Auckland mean Southee is the only player in history to take 300 test wickets, 200 ODI wickets, and 100 in T20 Internationals.
And as the leader of New Zealand's attack in all formats of the game, Southee still has aspirations to take more wickets for his country.
"It is special, [with] no one having done it before," he continued.
"But I guess for me, when you finish your career and look back and hopefully be proud of what you've been able to achieve, and hopefully leave the game in a better place than when you started.
"I've thoroughly enjoyed my time, and hopefully there's many more years to come - and a few more wickets as well.
"It's nice to achieve those things along the way as well."
Southee adds he wants to keep playing for the Blackcaps across all three formats, despite the strain of an increasing schedule building towards next year's World Cup in India.
"The body feels pretty good at the moment. As long as you can still handle juggling all three, and still be able to perform at this level.
"I love playing all three formats and can hopefully can do that for a wee while longer yet."
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