New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has refused to take the central contract for the 2024-25 season. Apart from this, he has also expressed his desire to leave the captaincy to the board. The New Zealand Cricket Board has said in its official announcement on Wednesday that Williamson has taken this decision to prolong his career in all three formats. T20 World Cup 2024 was very bad for New Zealand. The team lost both its opening matches. As a result, New Zealand, which has been playing semi-finals continuously since 2014, had to be out of the group stage itself. After this Williamson has taken this decision.

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