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New Zealand's Kane Williamson stepped down from Test captaincy on Thursday. Tim Southee has been appointed as skipper of New Zealand team in Test cricket, while Williamson will continue to play as skipper in T20Is and ODIs. Kane Williamson over the years has achieved many records as batter, especially due to his stroke play and elegance shown in field but he has tremendous records as a captain too. In this article, we will have a look at Kane Williamson's Test career as captain.
Kane Williamson has won 22 out of 40 Test matches as captain for New Zealand.
Most Test matches won as captain of New Zealand:
Stephen Fleming - 28 (80 games)
Kane Williamson - 22 (40 games)
Geoff Howarth - 11 (30 games)
Brendon McCullum - 11 (31 games)
Daniel Vettori - 6 (32 games)
Among Kiwi Captains he has best win% by winning 22 out of 40 test matches (8 draws and 10 losses).
Kane Williamson as Test Captain:
* Won 2-0 (2) vs ZIM in 2016 (A)
* Lost 0-1 (2) vs SA in 2016 (A)
* Lost 0-2 (2) vs IND in 2016 (A)
* Won 2-0 (2) vs PAK in 2016 (H)
* Won 2-0 (2) vs BAN in 2017 (H)
* Lost 0-1 (3) vs SA in 2017 (H)
* Won 2-0 (2) vs WI in 2017 (H)
* Won 1-0 (2) vs ENG in 2018 (H)
* Won 2-1 (3) vs PAK in 2018 (A) - Series happened in UAE
* Won 1-0 (2) vs SL in 2018 (H)
* Won 2-0 (2) vs BAN in 2019 (H)
* Drawn 1-1 (2) vs SL in 2019 (A)
* Won 1-0 (2) vs ENG in 2019 (H)
* Lost 0-2 (2) vs AUS in 2019/20 (A)
* Won 2-0 (2) vs IND in 2020 (H)
* Won 1-0 (1) vs WI in 2020 (H)
* Won 2-0 (2) vs PAK in 2020/21 (H)
* 1 Drawn test vs ENG in 2021 (A)
* Won WTC'21 Final game against India - Match happened in England
* 1 Drawn test vs IND in 2021 (A)
* Lost 0-2 (2) vs ENG in 2022 (A)
Kane Williamson's biggest achievement as captain in Tests would be leading his team to the final of inaugural World Test Championship and helping his team to lift the trophy in 2021.
New Zealand men's team have won just 2 ICC trophies in their cricketing history. One was in ICC Champions Trophy 2000 under Stephen Fleming and another one is the World Test Championship 2021 trophy under Williamson's leadership.
Kane Williamson has won 12 bilateral series & WTC'21 Finals (13) out of 21 series that he captained overall.
Kane Williamson averages 57.43 with the bat in Test cricket as captain.
Highest batting average as New Zealand Captain in test cricket:
Kane Williamson - 57.43
Martin Crowe - 54.29
John Wright - 48.63
Among current Fab-4 players as captain:
Virat Kohli - 5864 (113 inns) - bat avg : 54.80
Joe Root - 5295 (118 inns) - bat avg : 46.44
Steven Smith - 3793 (64 inns) - bat avg : 67.73
Kane Williamson - 3331 (65 inns) - bat avg : 57.43