Former New Zealand captain Williamson retires from T20 Internationals

Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has announced his retirement from T20 Internationals to focus on his ODI and Test future.

Williamson, who drew down curtain to his 93-game T20I career months before the next T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka in February, will miss the upcoming white-ball series against West Indies to focus on the three-Test series in December, New Zealand Cricket said.

Williamson, who made his T20I debut in 2011, captained



the New Zealand on 75 occasions – leading them to two ICC T20 World Cup semi-finals (2016 & 2022) and a final (2021).

The 35-year-old retires as New Zealand’s second-highest men’s T20I runs-scorer with 2575 runs at an average of 33, including 18 50s and a highest score of 95.

“It’s something that I’ve loved being a part of for a long period of time and I’m so grateful for the memories and experiences,” Williamson said in a statement.