New Delhi: After stepping down as New Zealand white-ball skipper and refusing the cricket board’s central contract earlier in the week, Kane Williamson turned emotional on Friday and expressed his emotions on social media.
The Black Caps didn’t have the best of the campaigns at the T20 World Cup 2024 as they exited the tournament in the group stage only and after the teams shock exit from the showpiece event, Williamson quit as the captain of the side.
Time to hand it over, says Kane
Williamson took to his social media account Instagram to express himself after taking this massive step in Wednesday. He said that it was an honour and privilege to captain the New Zealand national side and after eight long years, it was time to hand it over. He also acknowledged his teammates saying that the wonderful journey was filled with lot of ups and downs.
Check out his post here
Earlier on Wednesday, Williamson after quit as the skipper of the white-ball format declined the national contract for the 2024-25 season so as to extend his international career.
“Helping push the team forward across the formats is something I’m very passionate about and something I want to keep contributing towards,” the 33-year-old said in a New Zealand Cricket (NZC) release on Wednesday.
Williamson has played 100 Tests, 165 ODI caps and 93 T20I caps. He also led New Zealand in 40 Tests, 91 ODIs and 75 T20Is. The Black Caps reached three finals with Kane in the side – the 2015 and 2019 ODI World Cups, the 2021 T20 World Cup and the inaugural World Test Championship final, which they won. Williamson led the Black Caps in three of those four tournaments.
The former white-ball skipper earlier on Friday also said that he wishes to play for the nation as long as he can. There are a number of great competitions during that time, but SA20 looks really exciting and Unfortunately, it meant turning down a central contract.
Kane Williamson turned emotional on Friday and took to social media to express himself after quitting as Kiwi white-ball skipper after New Zealand’s poor show at the T20 World Cup 2024. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
