Kane Williamson steps down as captain
Kane Williamson has stepped down as captain of New Zealand’s white-ball teams and opted out of a national contract for the 2024/25 season following the Black Caps’ early exit from the T20 World Cup.
Williamson’s decision marks the end of an era for a New Zealand team that made the semi-finals of the previous three T20 World Cups and the 2021 final but ultimately missed a maiden white-ball title.
Fast bowler Lockie Ferguson has also indicated he will not take up a national contract, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Wednesday, following the team’s failure to make the Super Eight phase at the ongoing tournament.
One of the world’s top batsmen and a campaigner of more than 350 internationals in Tests, one-day, and T20 cricket, Williamson will continue to play for New Zealand in all three formats.
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