Kane Williamson is New Zealand’s most successful and prolific batter, accumulating 19,346 international runs with 48 centuries across all formats
Kane Williamson is New Zealand’s most successful and prolific batter, accumulating 19,346 international runs with 48 centuries across all formats
Kane Williamson has built a reputation for having zero haters in the sport, widely recognised for never sledging opponents or showing anger on the pitch.
Kane Williamson has built a reputation for having zero haters in the sport, widely recognised for never sledging opponents or showing anger on the pitch.
Like Virat Kohli before him, Kane Williamson chose peace, clarity, and team-first thinking over chasing the historic 10,000 Test runs milestone, closing the curtain on an unforgettable red-ball career.
Like Virat Kohli before him, Kane Williamson chose peace, clarity, and team-first thinking over chasing the historic 10,000 Test runs milestone, closing the curtain on an unforgettable red-ball career.
The former New Zealand skipper retired with 9515 runs from 195 innings in Test cricket, and 7256 runs in 167 ODI innings.
The former New Zealand skipper retired with 9515 runs from 195 innings in Test cricket, and 7256 runs in 167 ODI innings.
The DSG will kickstart their 2025-26 season on December 26 when they play MI Cape Town in the tournament opener in Cape Town.
Kane Williamson made this decision because he wants to focus more in Test cricket and will be available for the upcoming Test series against West Indies.
Kane Williamson’s retirement has come at a time when the T20 World Cup 2026 is three months away.
Notably, Williamson’s last T20I was at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2024 against Papua New Guinea.
As the first ODI is just days away, the Kiwi veteran appeared in an interview with New Zealand Cricket and revealed his feeling on being back in the set-up.
Both Williamson and Crowe will work closely with Head Coach Justin Langer and Bowling Coach Bharat Arun to further strengthen the team’s preparation and performance in the forthcoming season.
Recently, CEAT Cricket Awards 2025 was held in Mumbai, where New Zealand star batter Kane Williamson was also spotted.
Williamson is one of the members of “Fab 4”, who have been considered by many as the best batters in all formats of cricket for over a decade.
Apart from Kane Williamson, four of New Zealand’s top white-ball players, including Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, and Tim Seifert have also committed to playing for the Black Caps.
Making his debut in 2010, Kane Williamson has represented BlackCaps in 105 Tests, 173 ODIs, and 93 T20Is, scoring 19,086 runs.
Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli hit the spotlight during the Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2008 campaign
Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, he named some youngsters to form the next four-member elite group.
During his stint, the Kiwi team also whitewashed India by 3-0 in a three-match Test competition held in October 2024 and registered their first red-ball series win on Indian soil.
He achieved the feat after shattering Murali Vijay’s record of 127 (56) for Chennai Super Kings against Rajasthan Royals in 2010.
Kane Williamson also expressed his fondness and respect for the former Team India opener Sachin Tendulkar.
Kane Williamson is currently serving as a commentator in the ongoing IPL 2025.
Mohammed Siraj set the tone early on, making a significant impact for GT with the ball against RCB, said Kane Williamson.
Kane Williamson stated that PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer carries a real swagger, which is fantastic to see, and it seems to be infectious for the players around him.
Williamson led New Zealand to the first-ever WTC title after the Kiwis defeated India in the final in Southampton in 2021.
In the PSL 2025 draft, Karachi Kings signed Williamson up as a supplementary player.
Following the snub in the mega auction, Williamson will now feature in the league as a commentator.
Noting the T20 World Cup 2009 champion side’s decline in white-ball cricket, buyers may have ignored all 45 Pakistan players who registered their names for The Hundred 2025 draft.
Mark Chapman eventually replaced Williamson in the second innings of the Champions Trophy 2025 final in Dubai.
New Zealand have troubled India a lot in recent years across all formats and they will look to do the same to halt the juggernaut of Rohit Sharma’s side in the competition.
It is to be noted that in the last group stage match, which was played between India and New Zealand in Dubai, the Indian spinners dominated on the spin-friendly track with Varun Chakravarthy picking a fifer.
Now, the Black Caps will face India in the title clash in Dubai on March 9.
Virat Kohli was spotted on camera, playfully touching the feet of his teammate Axar Patel after the latter dismissed the well-set Kane Williamson.
Some of the Black Caps’ veterans will be eager to display their valour in this competition as they might never feature in the next edition of the Champions Trophy.
Williamson will be holding the reins of London Spirit in the upcoming competition.
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Many experts believe that the fab-four club should be expanded to fab-five looking to Babar Azam’s form.
As the Kiwis were chasing a target of 305 runs, South Africa fell short of one fielder. Notably, despite having four players to come as the 12th man, South Africa’s fielding coach was sent to the field as a substitute fielder
Kane Williamson stayed unbeaten on 133 runs in 113 balls with 13 fours and two maximums, which secured New Zealand’s spot in the final of the ODI tri-series.
Kane Williamson, the former New Zealand captain, also has a nickname expressing the love and appreciation he receives from Indian fans.
During his knock, Kane Williamson smashed Eathan Bosch for a huge six in the 17th over. However, as the ball was about to land in the stands, a fan grabbed it with just hands to complete a magnificent crowd catch.
With 33 Test tons, Williamson now matches veteran Australia batter Steve Smith’s record of joint second most Test hundreds.
Williamson’s unforgettable dismissal left him just six runs short of a half-century, departing at the score of 44 runs.
After England lost four wickets early, Harry Brook took charge of the innings along with Ollie Pope as the duo added 151 runs for the fifth wicket in their first innings against New Zealand.
Kane Williamson, former New Zealand captain, who is one of the top players in world cricket, has gone unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
New Zealand have clinched the three-match Test series against India by 2-0 with the final Test set to be played from November 1 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The first Test of the three-match series is set to be played from October 16 onwards at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Former Test captain, Kane Williamson remains doubtful for the opening Test of the series due to a groin injury, which he suffered during the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Kane Williamson pointed out that the New Zealand spinners will have a key role in the upcoming six Test matches in the subcontinent in the next couple of months.
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Williamson was the top-scorer that season with 735 runs, becoming the first New Zealand player to win the IPL Orange Cap.
Babar Azam revealed that he talks to all three of them whenever he gets an opportunity to improve his batting tactics.
The Kiwi batter carried the captaincy baton in 2016 from former skipper Brendon McCullum and stepped down from the role as the second most successful captain in ODI and Test cricket after Stephen Fleming and the most successful T20I captain.
It is to be noted that Williamson has led New Zealand in 166 white-ball games, winning 46 ODIs and 39 T20Is.
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The Gill-led side dropped down to the sixth place after their defeat against PBKS and have two wins and as many losses from four games.
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Speaking of the ongoing Test between New Zealand and Australia, Kane Williamson, who is featuring in his 100th Test, got to his 34th Test 50 on day 2.
After the Kiwi speedster called it time, Taylor made a shocking comment about Wagner being forced to take this decision.
New Zealand were behind by 383 runs on Day 2 thanks to Cameron Green and his 174 in 275 balls with 23 fours and five sixes.
Australian star batter David Warner, who was in New Zealand for the T20I series, congratulated the couple while hailing Williamson as a ‘legend’.
The Kiwis will next take on South Africa in the second Test, scheduled to be played from 13 to 17 February at the Seddon Park in Hamilton.
Batting in the first innings, the right-handed star scored 118 in 289 balls with 16 balls as the Kiwis posted a massive 511-run total.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the remainder of the T20I series after he suffered minor hamstring strain during the second T20I.
Talking about Williamson’s replacement, Gary Stead shared that likely Tim Seifert could come into the playing XI.
New Zealand scored 226/8 in their alloted 20 overs during the first T20I against Pakistan at Eden Park.
Notably, New Zealand Cricket has named opener Rachin Ravindra and seamer Jacob Duffy as their replacement for the three-match T20I series.
On his YouTube channel, AB de Villiers made the point about Gujarat Titans needing to give the captaincy to Kane Williamson.
With November 26 being the date to finalise the squad for the auction, several reports about Pandya moving to Mumbai Indians surfaced.
The Indian wicket-keeping batter had asked her to pick a jersey number for herself, to which she said that she would go with ‘22’ as it is her lucky number.
Kane Williamson scored a 95 off 79 during his stay in the middle in the match against Pakistan.
Pakistan skipper won the toss over Wiliamson, who was making his comeback after being ruled out for a few matches due to injury.
New Zealand will take on South Africa at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on November 1.
The “flagship event of the international cricket calendar” has seen a lot of one-sided games in the last couple of weeks, with India, New Zealand, and South Africa, emerging as three of the top teams.
However, it continues to remain unknown whether Williamson will feature in his side’s next match as they take on Afghanistan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 18.
New Zealand will next take on Afghanistan at the MAA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 18.
New Zealand will next take on Netherlands in their next ODI World Cup 2023 clash on Monday, 9 October.
Tom Latham will captain the side in ODI World Cup 2023 opener against England in the absence of Kane Williamson.
Williamson will feature as a batsman only in Friday’s warm-up game against Pakistan in Hyderabad.
Root is currently 32 years old, and by the next edition, he will be nearing 37 years of age. Root has already started playing various T20 leagues around the world and has been focusing on the longer format of game.
It is unlikely that Williamson will feature for the Kiwis since the opening match, as he is not expected to be fit till then.
Williamson has been part of both previous editions, where New Zealand ended up on the losing side in the finals.
Kane Williamson is going to join New Zealand for their limited overs tour to England later this month, to continue his recovery process.
New Zealand will kick start their ODI World Cup campaign against England on October 5 in Mumbai.
New Zealand are scheduled to play white-ball games against UAE and England before the ODI World Cup. However, Williamson is not a part of both the games.
The Kiwi also posted a different video of him and his daughter playing cricket inside the house last month in a glimpse to his injury update.
Ireland batter Harry Tector has inched up one slot to joint-sixth position after scoring 60 against Nepal in ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings.
Kane Williamson is currently recovering from a severe anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in his knee, which occurred during the Gujarat Titans match against the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2023 on March 31 of this year.
Williamson has been ruled out of the IPL 2023 due to injury on his right knee he suffered during the season opener against Chennai Super Kings.
Signed for his base price of INR 50 lakh, this will be Shanaka’s maiden season in TATA IPL.
Kane Williamson had suffered a knee injury during the IPL 2023 opener against Chennai Super Kings.
Williamson had suffered the injury while he was trying to save a six that headed off Ruturaj Gaikwad’s bat.
Gujarat Titans opted to bowl first after winning the toss in tournament opener against CSK.
As Steve Smith, on Monday, announced that he will be joining a team in the Indian T20 league this year, the possibility of Fab 4 taking part in the IPL looks very much possible now.
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