Kane Williamson retires as New Zealand's second-highest men's T20I runs-scorer at an average of 33, including 18 half-centuries and a highest score of 95.
Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson and Tim Seifert also agreed to casual deals for the 2025/26 season.
Kane Williamson was at the center of it and while reflecting on the mistake, the former New Zealand skipper made a playful comment.
Even after retiring from Test cricket in May of this year, Virat Kohli is still regarded as a titan of the game.
It is still not known what will be the extent of Williamson's lay-off after the quadriceps injury.
Kane Williamson has a remarkable career record against spinners in ODIs — 2952 runs at an average of 47 with a strike rate of 86.
India vs New Zealand, CT 2025 Top Highlights: Varun Chakaravarthy stunned the New Zealand batters with a five-wicket haul at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
IND vs NZ: Kane Williamson took a brilliant one-handed catch from his less dominant left hand to dismiss Ravindra Jadeja.
New Zealand chased their target down with eight balls to spare thanks to an unbeaten 133 from Kane Williamson to win by six wickets.
"I think I grew as an individual and as a player. As a youngster, I tried really hard to be someone I wasn’t, trying to hit big sixes to prove I could," said KL Rahul
Mark Chapman, who has yet to play a Test but who has played 23 one-day and 76 Twenty20 internationals was named as injury cover for Williamson in the squad announced Wednesday.
Pakistan great Zaheer Abbas feels the comparisons between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam are baseless as the Indian superstar is a lot more consistent than the under-fire Pakistan batter.
Kane Williamson's decision marks the end of an era for a New Zealand team which made the semi-finals of the previous three T20 World Cups and the 2021 final but ultimately missed out on a maiden white-ball title.
Kane Williamson, the renowned New Zealand batsman, has been exploring off-field experiences during IPL 2024 with the Gujarat Titans. Recently, the team shared a charming video on social media showcasing Williamson sampling various traditional Gujarati dishes in the Gujarati Taste Challenge.
Seniors can help new captains Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya find their feet. Gaikwad has the M.S. Dhoni touch, while Gill can pick the brains of Kane Williamson. Pandya, too, needs ideas from Rohit Sharma.
#IndvsNZ booked the top spot on the X’s trends list. Social media users and cricket enthusiasts also churned out hilarious memes to share their nervousness mixed with a pinch of excitement.
Kane Williamson took to Instagram to share a picture with former WWE wrestler The Great Khali. The post obviously went viral online as the caption left his fans and followers in splits.
Williamson is in rehab after undergoing a successful surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee.
Following the injury, Williamson returned to New Zealand and the scans have confirmed that he has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of his right knee.
Williamson sustained the injury to his right knee while attempting a catch during the opening match of IPL at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
After taking charge in 2016 Williamson captained New Zealand in 40 tests - with 22 wins, 10 defeats and eight draws - and led the team to victory over India in the inaugural World Test Championship final in 2021.
The match was in the balance when Latham joined Williamson with New Zealand at 88-3 in the 20th over in reply to India’s seemingly formidable 306-7. They stayed together for the remainder of the match and steered the Kiwis to victory at 309-3 with 17 balls remaining.
Inderbir Singh Sodhi, popularly known as Ish Sodhi, the Indian-origin Kiwi player, who was born in Ludhiana, is one of the few players to get over 100 wickets in the T20 format and that too an economy rate of around 8 runs per over.
Kane Williamson's place in the T20 squad will come under review after the right-hander looked far from fluent in the ongoing showpiece, as New Zealand returned empty-handed from a fifth successive white-ball World Cup, despite making the semifinals in all of them.
T20 World Cup: England's captain Jos Buttler survived a Kane Williamson catch after replays showed the ball bounced before the latter pouched.